Joseph Schwartz
Hold the Phone—Two Marine wiremen on Iwo Jima race across an open field, under heavy enemy fire to establish field telephone contact with the front lines.
Artist
Joseph Schwartz American, 1913–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Hold the Phone—Two Marine wiremen on Iwo Jima race across an open field, under heavy enemy fire to establish field telephone contact with the front lines.
DateFebruary 19, 1945, printed early 1950s
PlaceJapan
MediumGelatin silver print mounted on board
DimensionsImage: 18 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (47.8 × 37.9 cm)
Sheet: 18 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (47.8 × 37.9 cm)
Sheet: 18 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (47.8 × 37.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Knox Nunnally at "One Great Night in November, 2009," in honor of Houston trial lawyer Joe Reynolds, a U.S. Marine who fought on Iwo Jima
Object number2010.23
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
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
No visible marks or inscriptions (hinged to back of mat)
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