Artist
Johnny Alterman American, 1942–2012
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Hippopotamus
Date1983
PlaceCalifornia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/8 × 11 3/8 in. (22.6 × 29 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.350
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Tradition and the Unpredictable: The Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Upper Jones and Wiess Galleries; January 16-March 27, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso of sheet in pencil, LR corner(upside down):
3eRN+1129 (?)
Verso of sheet stamped in black ink, bottom
edge to R of center:
Printed By The Photographer HIPPOPOTAMUS
and processed to conform to Archival Standards. (in pencil)
No Reproduction Rights without written permission
of the photographer. copyright
Johnny Alterman 1982
All Rights Reserved
3eRN+1129 (?)
Verso of sheet stamped in black ink, bottom
edge to R of center:
Printed By The Photographer HIPPOPOTAMUS
and processed to conform to Archival Standards. (in pencil)
No Reproduction Rights without written permission
of the photographer. copyright
Johnny Alterman 1982
All Rights Reserved
SBTA, recto of sheet in pencil, bottom margin below L corner of image:
Johnny Alterman
Johnny Alterman
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