Unknown American
The Bowl Gazer

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Bowl Gazer
Date1942
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 × 3 1/8 in. (12.7 × 7.9 cm)
Sheet: 5 3/8 × 3 9/16 in. (13.7 × 9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of Clinton T. Willour, 1941-2021
Object number2021.147
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceeBay; purchased by Will Michels, Houston; given to MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, over image, center: "MERRY CHRISTMAS" // Sidney[?] // [illegible]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: [illegible] 490
Printed in black, verso: POST CARD // CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS // [Stamp box]

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