Walter Rosenblum
Tar Beach

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© Estate of Walter Rosenblum

Tar Beach
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ArtistAmerican, 1919–2006
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tar Beach
  • from the series Pitt Street
Date1938, printed later
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print with gold toning
DimensionsImage: 7 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (18.4 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (19.4 × 24.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Naomi Rosenblum
Object number2011.689
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceNaomi Rosenblum, Long Island City, New York; given to MFAH, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink on verso mount, center: "TAR BEACH" / PITT ST. N.Y. 1938 / [signature]

Inscribed in pencil on verso mount lower left: ACMS WR0007.03
Signed in black ink verso center: Walter Rosenblum

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