Cornell Capa
Alfred Glassell and the largest marlin ever caught on a handheld rod. It weighed 1,560 lbs. and is on view today at the Smithsonian Institution.
Artist
Cornell Capa (American, born Hungary, 1918–2008)American, born Hungary, 1918–2008
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Alfred Glassell and the largest marlin ever caught on a handheld rod. It weighed 1,560 lbs. and is on view today at the Smithsonian Institution.
Date1953, printed 2007
PlaceCabo Blanco, Peru
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage/sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by E. J. Hudson, Jr., in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 2007"
Object number2007.1319
Non exposé
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ProvenanceTime Warner Inc., Chicago; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
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