Testing at Ford Motor Co.

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Artist Gjon Mili (American, born Albania, 1904–1984)American, born Albania, 1904–1984

CultureAmerican

Titles

Testing at Ford Motor Co.

Date1948

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage/Sheet: 10 5/16 × 13 1/4 in. (26.2 × 33.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jordan Finn

Object number2015.596

Not on view

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Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceThe artist; [Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York]; purchased by Jordan Finn, Houston; given to MFAH, 2015.
Published References Major publications on Gjon Mili include: Gjon Mili, "Gjon Mili: Photographs & Recollections", Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1980. Gjon Mili, "Gjon Mili, Photographies", Paris: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1971. Harold Eugene Edgerton and James Rhyne Killian, "Moments of Vision: the Stroboscopic Revolution in Photography", Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1979. "Gjon Mili, October 28-December 3", New York: Howard Greenberg Gallery, 1944. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

verso center in pencil: G MILI[circled] / H.Ford II & New Ford Car / 1948; center in ink reading vertically: Testing at Ford Motors.; bottom center edge in pencil: PF88628; bottom right corner: 365.

verso lower left a stamp reading vertically: © Time Inc. All Rights Reserved. / No reproduction, commercial display or other / use is permitted without express written / permission of the copyright holder.; lower right reading vertically a printed paper sticker: TIME INC. PICTURE COLLECTION / [bar code] / 001337246; center right a stamp: 26516[circled in pencil].

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