Gjon Mili
St. John's Defeating Bradley in a Basketball Game at Madison Square Garden

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Artist Gjon Mili (American, born Albania, 1904–1984)American, born Albania, 1904–1984

CultureAmerican

Titles

St. John's Defeating Bradley in a Basketball Game at Madison Square Garden

DateMarch 21, 1959, printed later

Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 17 7/8 × 14 in. (45.4 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Hank Bachmann, Cris Bera, Will Bos, Chris Dewhurst, Hank Hilliard, Barry Margolis, Craig Murray, Erik Saenz, Barry Schneider, and Neil Tofsky in memory of Dan L. Duncan at "One Great Night in November, 2012"

Object number2013.25

Not on view

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Photography

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PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceEarly provenance unrecorded; From Life Pictures Service, New York; Phillips de Pury, New York, June 7, 2007 LOT #7; to Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 2007; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, 2012
Exhibition HistoryGjon Mili, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, October 28 - December 3, 1994
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Verso top left, inscribed in graphite: Print made in Time, Inc. Lab, © Time Inc All Rights Reserved / 131 [circled]
Verso bottom edge inscribed in graphite: St. Johns defeating Bradley in Madison Square Garden 1951, By Gjon Mili, PF84938

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