Martín Chambi
[Woman in Traditional Clothing, Peru]

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Artist Martín ChambiPeruvian, 1891–1973

CulturePeruvian

Titles

[Woman in Traditional Clothing, Peru]

Datec. 1927–1938

Place depictedPeru

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 8 15/16 × 6 9/16 in. (22.7 × 16.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 13/16 in. (23.7 × 17.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by W. Temple Webber III

Object number2018.572

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenancePIX, Inc., New York; Westport Public Library, Westport, Connecticut; [Winter Works on Paper, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in pencil, verso, top left: Indis. [?] on [illegible] // Cuzco – Perú.
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top left: Helen Treadwell // 45 W 57 St [?]
Stamped in blue ink, verso, top right edge: Foto Martin Chambi J. // CUZCO
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: Indians of Sth America
Stamped in green ink, verso, center: ART AND MUSIC ROOM // WESTPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY [upside down]
Stamped in blue ink, verso, top right: ES PROHIBIDA LA // REPRODUCCIÓN

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