Gjon Mili
Tosca at the Met

ArtistAmerican, born Albania, 1904–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tosca at the Met
Date1958
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jordan Finn
Object number2015.597
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 lower right in pencil: The Met-1958 / "Tosca"-Renata Tebaldi; lower left[upside down]: 125618-B / OA 35519[scratched through] / C2-B-27 / W; bottom edge center: PF88513; bottom right corner: 289.
verso lower right a stamp: © Time Inc. All Rights Reserved. / No reproduction, commercial display or other / use is permitted without express written / permission of the copyright holder.; top right printed paper sticker: TIME INC. PICTURE COLLECTION / [bar code] / 001377184; left three stamps[upside down-one stamp duplicated]: LIFE PHOTO / BY / GJON MILI / DEC 4 1958.

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