William Wegman
He Took Two Pictures / One Came Out

He Took Two Pictures / One Came Out

© 1971 William Wegman

He Took Two Pictures / One Came Out
He Took Two Pictures / One Came Out
ArtistAmerican, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • He Took Two Pictures / One Came Out
Date1971, printed 2011
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsImage (Each): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
Sheet (Each): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
Frame (outer): 18 1/4 × 27 5/8 × 1 9/16 in. (46.4 × 70.1 × 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2019.184.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Texas Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.

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