Gay Block
Alice & Rina Cahana, Mother & Daughter, Houston

Alice & Rina Cahana, Mother & Daughter, Houston

© Gay Block

Alice & Rina Cahana, Mother & Daughter, Houston
Alice & Rina Cahana, Mother & Daughter, Houston
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Alice & Rina Cahana, Mother & Daughter, Houston
  • from the series Mothers & Daughters
Date1978, printed 1998
Place depictedHouston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 18 3/4 × 14 7/8 in. (47.6 × 37.8 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2022.36.100
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso: [signed, titled, and dated]

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