Nathan Lerner
Eye on Barbed Wire

Eye on Barbed Wire

© Estate of Nathan Lerner / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Eye on Barbed Wire
Eye on Barbed Wire
ArtistAmerican, 1913–1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Eye on Barbed Wire
Date1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 13/16 × 18 3/4 in. (35.1 × 47.6 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kiyoko Lerner
Object number2014.876
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Chicago, d. 1997; by inheritance to his wife Kiyoko Lerner, Chicago, 1997; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom right corner in pencil: INV 2177
not signed

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