Gay Block
Mother and Daughter: Esther and Joan

Mother and Daughter:  Esther and Joan

© Gay Block

Mother and Daughter: Esther and Joan
Mother and Daughter:  Esther and Joan
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mother and Daughter: Esther and Joan
Date1978
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 13/16 × 17 7/16 in. (35.1 × 44.3 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.8 × 50.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase in honor of Joan Alexander
Object number79.192
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[The Cronin Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1979.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Families," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, September 10, 2000 to October 31, 2000 (LN:2000.24).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink: Mother & Daughter
bottom right below image in ink: Gay Block 1978

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