William Mortensen
The Kiss

The Kiss
ArtistAmerican, 1897–1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Kiss
Datec. 1926
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/8 × 5 3/4 in. (15.6 × 14.6 cm)
 Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 5/8 in. (24.8 × 19.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joe Aker in honor of Joan Morgenstern
Object number2007.1858
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJoe C. Aker, Houston; given to MFAH, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom edge center in pencil "c. 1926"
Signed in pencil, lower right below the image: "Wm. Mortensen"
Printed in the image, upper right: " · THE · KISS ·"

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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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c. 1926
Gelatin silver print
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