Barbara Crane
Tar and Feathers

Tar and Feathers
Tar and Feathers
Tar and Feathers
ArtistAmerican, 1928–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tar and Feathers
  • from the series Repeats
Date1975
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 1 15/16 × 16 1/4 in. (4.9 × 41.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 19 1/4 in. (18.1 × 48.9 cm)
Mat: 10 11/16 × 24 15/16 in. (27.2 × 63.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Catherine Edelman
Object number2022.784
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceCatherine Edelman, Chicago; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top center: Top [arrow pointing up]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper center: Tar and Feathers // 1975 (vintage print) // by Barbara Crane
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right center: 7/8 [upside down]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom center: bottom [arrow pointing up]

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