John Vachon
Couple from Arkansas picking cherries in Berrien County, Michigan

ArtistAmerican, 1914–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Couple from Arkansas picking cherries in Berrien County, Michigan
DateJuly 1940, printed 1970s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 7 1/8 in. (24.2 × 18.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
Object number2021.330
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Depth of Field: Photographs 14172, July 14, 2020, Lot 38141]; purchased by MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right edge: JohN VAchoN [sic] 1940, [?] O

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