Boris Smelov
Smoker

Smoker
Smoker
Smoker
ArtistRussian, 1951–1998
CultureRussian
Titles
  • Smoker
Date1974
PlaceRussia
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 12 13/16 in. (21.6 × 32.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 15 11/16 in. (29.8 × 39.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nailya Alexander
Object number2013.441
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceNailya Alexander, New York; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top right corner in pencil: BS-22; top left: Smelov Boris / "[title in Russian]" / "Man with Cigarette"; bottom right: Untitled, c. 1973 $350

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