Artist
Bernice Kolko(American, born Poland, 1904–1970)American, born Poland, 1904–1970
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pinatas, Cuidad de Mexico
Datec. 1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 15 7/8 × 19 7/16 in. (40.3 × 49.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/16 in. (40.3 × 49.4 cm)
Mount: 15 7/8 × 19 7/16 in. (40.3 × 49.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/16 in. (40.3 × 49.4 cm)
Mount: 15 7/8 × 19 7/16 in. (40.3 × 49.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2019
Object number2019.234
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition HistoryBellas Artes National Institute in Mexico, 1955.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed, verso, top left: Mexico City // Pinata factory
Inscribed, verso, top left center: 127 [crossed out] 129 [crossed out]
Inscribed, verso, top right: B.K.
Inscribed in black ink, verso, upper left: Kolko [over 129 in red pencil]
Inscribed in black ink, verso, upper right: Pinatas Cuidad de Mexico
Printed in black on applied label, mat verso: Bernice Kolko // [price] // Pinatas, Cuidad de Mexico, 1955?. // Vintage silver print, 15-13/16 x 19-7/16 in. (402 x 495 mm) on // original mount, signed and titled in pencil on verso.
Inscribed, verso, top left center: 127 [crossed out] 129 [crossed out]
Inscribed, verso, top right: B.K.
Inscribed in black ink, verso, upper left: Kolko [over 129 in red pencil]
Inscribed in black ink, verso, upper right: Pinatas Cuidad de Mexico
Printed in black on applied label, mat verso: Bernice Kolko // [price] // Pinatas, Cuidad de Mexico, 1955?. // Vintage silver print, 15-13/16 x 19-7/16 in. (402 x 495 mm) on // original mount, signed and titled in pencil on verso.
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