Gjon Mili
Tosca at the Met

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

PHOTOGRAPHS

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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