Artist
Elliott Erwitt (American, 1928–2023)American, 1928–2023
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mt. Fuji & Sign, Mt. Fuji, Japan
- from the portfolio Recent Developments
Date1977
Place depictedJapan
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 × 7 15/16 in. (30.2 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael Charles
Object number82.550.1
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Throughout his career, Elliott Erwitt has had an eye quick to recognize the telling moment and equally quick to wink at the absurdity of life. “I’m not a serious photographer like many of my contemporaries,” he has remarked. “That is to say,
I am serious about not being serious.”
ProvenanceMichael Charles; given to MFAH, 1982.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom right in pencil " Elliott Erwitt "
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