William Mortensen
Christ and Mother of

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Christ and Mother of
Date1927
PlaceLos Angeles, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (19.7 × 19.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/16 × 10 5/8 in. (34.1 × 27 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number82.14
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[The Witkin Gallery, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1982.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top left in pencil "M-130"
bottom right in pencil "$300- from King of Kings / Christ & Mother of....(W6)"
bottom right below image in pencil "William Mortensen"

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