[man in plaid shirt with rolled up sleeves balances four eggs on knife held in his mouth while one falls from the top]

[man in plaid shirt with rolled up sleeves balances four eggs on knife held in his mouth while one falls from the top]

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[man in plaid shirt with rolled up sleeves balances four eggs on knife held in his mouth while one falls from the top]
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  • [man in plaid shirt with rolled up sleeves balances four eggs on knife held in his mouth while one falls from the top]
Date1960s–1970s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 × 3 7/16 in. (10.2 × 8.7 cm)
 Sheet: 4 × 3 7/16 in. (10.2 × 8.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2014.578
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenancePeter J. Cohen, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“In A Snap: The Art of Vernacular Photography,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2014–February 22, 2015.

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