Artist
Roy DeCarava (American, 1919–2009)American, 1919–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Billie at Braddock's, New York
- from the portfolio Roy DeCarava: Twelve Photogravures
Date1952, printed 1991
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsImage: 11 1/2 × 7 9/16 in. (29.2 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 21 7/8 × 18 in. (55.6 × 45.7 cm)
Sheet: 21 7/8 × 18 in. (55.6 × 45.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern in honor of Ray Carrington and the students at Yates High School
Object number2003.887.7
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Sounds I See: Photographs of Musicians," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Foundation Gallery, September 20, 2008 - January 19, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil, center below image: "19/50"
Marked in pencil lower right below image: "ROY DeCARAVA 1952"
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