Ray R. Platnick, USCGR
Coffee for the Exhausted Conquerors of Engebi Island—The United States Marines
Artist
Ray R. Platnick, USCGR (American, 1917-1986)American, 1917-1986
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Coffee for the Exhausted Conquerors of Engebi Island—The United States Marines
Date1944
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (26.7 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Frame (outer): 18 3/8 × 22 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (46.7 × 56.9 × 3.2 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Frame (outer): 18 3/8 × 22 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (46.7 × 56.9 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern in honor of those who have served in the armed forces
Object number2011.746
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, November 11, 2012–February 3, 2013.
"Norman Rockwell: American Freedom," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 15, 2019–March 22, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Numbered on verso center in pencil: 3345
Unsigned
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