Edward Steichen
Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
ArtistAmerican, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Paul Robeson
Date1933
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25 × 20.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25 × 20.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2018
Object number2018.203
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Harry H. Lunn Jr.]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in negative, recto, top right edge: 1352-51

Inscribed in pencil, verso, top right: [illegible] 5D [illegible]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top center: # 1357 // Paul Robeson // N.F. May 18 – 1933
Stamped in black ink, verso, center: PHOTOGRAPH BY EDWARD STEICHEN
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left edge: [illegible]69
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower center: [check mark] // 4-225-P [inside box] OOP
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: [partially erased]2731ML
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right edge: KB 827 14

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