Gjon Mili
New York Giants Pitcher Carl Hubbell Throwing a Curve Ball, NY.

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New York Giants Pitcher Carl Hubbell Throwing a Curve Ball, NY.
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ArtistAmerican, born Albania, 1904–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • New York Giants Pitcher Carl Hubbell Throwing a Curve Ball, NY.
Date1940
Place depictedNew York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (32.4 × 24.8 cm)
 Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (32.4 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, III in honor of James R. Crane and the Houston Astros at "One Great Night in November, 2012"
Object number2013.26
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceEarly provenance unrecorded; From Life Pictures Service, New York, date unknown; Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 2008; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, 2012
Exhibition HistoryGjon Mili, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, October 28 - December 3, 1994
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto top left corner in crayon: Curve

Verso top right in blue pencil: xCarl Hubbell / x Baseball / xTeams Giants / x Players 31 [circled]
Verso incribed in graphite: Curve / 1.

Verso right lower: Used in life Jul 22 1940/ V6152

Verso incribed in graphite on lower edget: PF88908 503

Various other inscriptions in red, orange, black, and blue crayon: H, 7[underlined], /6/52, 30 [circled], [checkmarks]



Unsigned
Stamped verso middle: GJON MILI / PHOTOGRAPHS //6 EAST 23rd STREET / NEW YORK CITY Algonquin 4-7222

Stamped on verso lower center: © Time, Inc. All Rights Reserved. / No reproduction, commerical display or other / use is permitted without express written / permission of the copyright holder

Stamped on verso in blue ink, lower left: 6712

Stamped on verso in red ink, lower right: USED IN LIFE JUL 22 1940

Printed barcode sticker verso upper right: TIME INC. PICTURE COLLECTION / 000516749

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