Carl Mydans
Erskine Caldwell, Houston, Texas

Erskine Caldwell, Houston, Texas

© Carl Mydans / Time and Life Pictures / Getty Images

Erskine Caldwell, Houston, Texas
Erskine Caldwell, Houston, Texas
ArtistAmerican, 1907–2004
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Erskine Caldwell, Houston, Texas
Date1962
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 7/16 in. (34 × 26.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of the artist
Object number2005.1170
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of Carl Mydans, Mamaroneck, New York; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso sheet, center: "Erskine Caldwell / Houston, Texas / 1962"

Various marks in ink on verso: "Ex", "Cx"

Marked in pencil on verso sheet:
"64442 / GC7-18", "48-C-41"
Stamped in ink on verso center:
"PHOTO BY / CARL MYDANS" (in a rectangle)

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