Artist
Edward Weston (American, 1886–1958)American, 1886–1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
- M. G. M, Hollywood
Date1939
PlaceHollywood, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 9/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24.3 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24.3 × 19.2 cm)
Mount: 13 9/16 × 11 3/8 in. (34.4 × 29 cm)
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24.3 × 19.2 cm)
Mount: 13 9/16 × 11 3/8 in. (34.4 × 29 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2636
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Galerie Rudolf Kicken GmbH on 4/22/1978.
Exhibition History"Die Künstlichkeit des Wirklichen", Kestnergesellschaft, Hannover,1998.
"American Vision: Photographers from the West, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection purchased by the Brown Foundation for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from August 23-February 1, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper right: "Stacked Stairs, M.G.M. / [signature] / 46.203."
Initialed and dated in pencil, recto of mount, beneath lower right of image/sheet: "EW1939"
Signed in pencil, verso of mount, upper right: "Edward Weston"
Signed in pencil, verso of mount, upper right: "Edward Weston"
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