Margaret Bourke-White
Bricklayer at Work, Blast Furnaces in Background

Bricklayer at Work, Blast Furnaces in Background

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Bricklayer at Work, Blast Furnaces in Background
Bricklayer at Work, Blast Furnaces in Background
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bricklayer at Work, Blast Furnaces in Background
Date1931
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/8 × 9 5/16 in. (33.3 × 23.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 9 5/16 in. (33.3 × 23.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Companies
Object number88.82
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[William L. Schaeffer—Photographic Works of Art, Chester, Connecticut]; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black ink, verso, upper center: A // MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE // PHOTOGRAPH
Printed in black on applied label, verso, upper center: Bricklayer at work, blast // furnaces in background
Inscribed, verso, center sideways: 206428-

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