Gjon Mili
Emmet Kelly

Emmet Kelly
Emmet Kelly
Emmet Kelly
ArtistAmerican, born Albania, 1904–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Emmet Kelly
Datec. 1950, printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (27 × 21.6 cm)
 Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/16 in. (35.4 × 26.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jordan Finn
Object number2015.589
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York]; purchased by Jordan Finn, Houston; given to MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom center edge in pencil: PF12829; bottom right corner: 521.
verso bottom center a stamp: Gjon Mili / The Richard Checani Collection [squared].

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