Berenice Abbott
Portrait of James Joyce

Portrait of James Joyce

© Berenice Abbott/ Commerce Graphics

Portrait of James Joyce
Portrait of James Joyce
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of James Joyce
Date1926, printed c. 1960
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.1 × 25.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.336
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History"The Artist Portrayed," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 14–November 5, 1995.

"Famous/Infamous: Images of Celebrity from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, October 23–December 9, 2002.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso of sheet stamped in black ink, LL Quadrant: "Berenice Abbott / Photograph"
Verso of sheet stamped in black ink, LL Corner: "James Joyce / PN 2152/2"

Signed by the artist, verso of sheet in pencil, L center (sideways): "Berenice Abbott"

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