Nathan Lerner
Light Drawing

Light Drawing

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

Light Drawing
Light Drawing
ArtistAmerican, 1913–1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Light Drawing
Date1938
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 9/16 × 16 1/4 in. (29.4 × 41.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 20 in. (40.3 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kiyoko Lerner
Object number2014.888
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 top left corner in blue marker: 32; top right corner in pencil: 33[circled]; upper center in pencil: Light Drawing / Baton[underlined] # 2; lower center: M[circled]; bottom left in red marker: N.L-71?; bottom center in pencil: # 39.14.1; bottom right corner: INV 2272
verso center in pencil: Nathan Lerner/1938

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