Edward Steichen
A Grumman F6F Hellcat takes off from the deck of the USS Lexington

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Artist Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973)American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973

CultureAmerican

Titles

A Grumman F6F Hellcat takes off from the deck of the USS Lexington

DateNovember 1943, printed c. 1943–1945

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 19 3/8 × 23 1/4 in. (49.2 × 59.1 cm)
Sheet: 19 3/8 × 23 1/4 in. (49.3 × 59.1 cm)
Frame (outer): 28 3/8 × 32 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (72.1 × 82.3 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by C. Berdon Lawrence in honor of Rolanette Lawrence at "One Great Night in November, 2009"

Object number2010.2

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

World War II in Photographs

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceThe artist; Commander Bennett Wood Wright, U.S.S. Lexington; by descent in the Wright family; [Skinner Inc.]; [Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts]; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 3 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in pencil on verso center: 8524, dark OK

No visible signature

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