John Gutmann
The Oracle

The Oracle

© 1998 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

The Oracle
The Oracle
ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1905–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Oracle
Date1949, printed c. 1980
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 13/16 × 10 in. (32.5 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of John Gutmann
Object number2000.180
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of John Gutmann; given to MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited ¦Photography in California 1945-1980¦, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil on verso lower right: "© John Gutmann"
Marked in pencil verso lower left: "W./THE ORACLE 1949"
Marked in pencil verso upper left: "G-SF-49-3.2"
Marked in pencil verso upper right:"M 2"

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