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

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

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A Grumman F6F Hellcat takes off from the deck of the USS Lexington
ArtistAmerican, 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
Object Type
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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