P. H. Polk
George Washington Carver in His Lab

George Washington Carver in His Lab
George Washington Carver in His Lab
George Washington Carver in His Lab
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • George Washington Carver in His Lab
Date1930
PlaceTuskegee, Alabama, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 5/8 × 10 9/16 in. (34.6 × 26.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan in honor of Agnes Moore
Object number86.249
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century photographs in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988

Exhibited: "African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top left edge in pencil "George Washington Carver in His Lab 1930"
top right corner ink splotch and scribble, "450"

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