Mary Ellen Mark
The Beginning of Jeanette's Labor, July 19, 1978

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The Beginning of Jeanette's Labor, July 19, 1978
Image non disponible pour The Beginning of Jeanette's Labor, July 19, 1978
ArtistAmerican, 1940–2015
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Beginning of Jeanette's Labor, July 19, 1978
  • from the series American Images
Date1978
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 1/8 × 8 in. (30.8 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Mount: 16 × 12 15/16 in. (40.6 × 32.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of AT&T
Object number82.384
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceAT&T, Piscataway, New Jersey; given to MFAH, 1982.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left on mount below sheet in pencil "78-18-165/15/15A"
bottom center edge on mount "231A"

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