Gjon Mili
Moira Sherer and Margo Fonteyn

uncropped recto of sheet
Moira Sherer and Margo Fonteyn
uncropped recto of sheet
ArtistAmerican, born Albania, 1904–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Moira Sherer and Margo Fonteyn
Date1949
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 3/4 in. (34 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Saul Levi
Object number2010.1892
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceRichard Checani Collection; purchased by Saul Levi, Los Angeles; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso:
[signature] / Moira Shearer / & / Margot Fonteyn / 30J20 / UL 11/14/49
"PF67745" "534" "3" (in circle)
Signed in pencil on verso center: Mili
Stamped on verso lower center in a rectangle:
Gjon Mili / The Richard Checani Collection

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