Artist
George A. Tice(American, 1938–2025)American, 1938–2025
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pitchfork
Date1968
Place depictedLancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 9 7/16 × 6 1/8 inches (24. × 15/6 cm.)
mount: 17 × 14 inches (43.3 × 35.6 cm.)
mount: 17 × 14 inches (43.3 × 35.6 cm.)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor Mathew Wolf
Object number90.525
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
photographer George Tice eschews the speed of modern life, carefully rendering
his subjects with a time-consuming 8 x 10 view camera. Taken in the Amish
community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this photograph celebrates timeless craft
and form.
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 1990.
Exhibition History"40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–October 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed on verso mount in pencil, upper left: "PITCHFORK, LANCASTER, PA.1968".
In pencil under image, lower right: "GEO.A.TICE".
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George A. Tice
1965, printed 1999
Gelatin silver print
99.506
