Artist
Art Shay(American, 1922–2018)American, 1922–2018
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Nelson Algren and Marcel Marceau in a (Mock) Duel, Chicago
Date1955, printed 2008
PlaceChicago, Illinois, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/8 × 6 7/16 in. (23.8 × 16.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 in. (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 in. (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Geoffrey and Barbara Koslov Family and Stuart and Jane Weil
Object number2011.519
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition HistoryHouston Center for Photography 2011 Print Auction, January 21 - February 21, 2011
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower left: 2 1/2
Signed in ink on verso lower center: Art Shay
2011 HCP Auction label affixed to frame verso LR. Removed with frame ? date.
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