Artist
Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915–1985)American, 1915–1985
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Safety Meeting, Wilson Dam, Alabama
- Wilson Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Safety meeting
DateJune 1942, printed 1976
Place depictedWilson Dam, Alabama, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/16 × 13 7/16 in. (25.6 × 34.1 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 number76.414
Non exposé
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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 upper left in pencil reading vertically "22611 / W34480 / JP"
center reading vertically "Safety meeting, Wilson Dam[sic], / Ala. (TVA) 1942, / Arthur Rothstein,FSA"
upper right in pencil reading vertically "Rothstein"
center reading vertically "Safety meeting, Wilson Dam[sic], / Ala. (TVA) 1942, / Arthur Rothstein,FSA"
upper right in pencil reading vertically "Rothstein"
verso left edge reading vertically a stamp "Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress"
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