Artist
Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986)American, 1903–1986
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Dressed Up for the Show, Chicago, Illinois
- In front of the movie theater. Chicago, Illinois
DateApril 1941, printed 1976
Place depictedChicago, Illinois, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/16 × 13 3/8 in. (25.6 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number76.409
Non exposé
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PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"Introducing America to Americans: Depression-era Photographs from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, Texas, June 10–September 9, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top right reading vertically in pencil "53142/36[underlined] / 38814"
bottom right corner "Russell Lee"
bottom right corner "Russell Lee"
verso right center reading vertically a stamp "Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress"
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