Caroline Valenta
Death Doesn't Wait

Death Doesn't Wait
Death Doesn't Wait
Death Doesn't Wait
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Death Doesn't Wait
DateApril 15, 1948
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 5/8 × 10 9/16 in. (34.6 × 26.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 5/8 × 10 9/16 in. (34.6 × 26.8 cm)
Mount: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Caroline Valenta's children
Object number2022.477.13
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, d. 2013; by descent to the children of the artist; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, mount recto, lower left below image: DEATH DOESN’T WAIT
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, top left: 4 DEATH DOESN’T WAIT // by CAROLINE VALENTA // THE HOUSTON POST // HOUSTON, TEXAS // TAKEN: APRIL 15, 1948 // 4x5 SPEED GRAPHIC // TYPE B FILM // 1/200 SEC., f. 8 // ONE PRESS #25
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, top right: 24-1
Printed in red on applied label, mount verso, bottom left: 1949 SHORT COURSE IN // PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY // and // 8TH ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION // KENT STATE UNIVERSITY KENT, OHIO

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