John F. Collins
The Comb

The Comb
ArtistAmerican, 1888–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Comb
Datec. 1934
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage (At open): 9 3/16 × 7 7/16 in. (23.3 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Laurie and James Edward Maloney
Object number2024.531
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Heritage Auctions, Photographs from the Estate of Shirley Ross Davis: A No-Reserve Showcase Auction, 17199, Dallas, June 12, 2024, Lot 9]; purchased by MFAH, 2024.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black ink on applied label, frame verso, top right: Collins, John F. // The Comb // 1954 // Vintage gelatin silver print

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Material
John F. Collins
Material
1934
Gelatin silver print
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1942, printed 1970s
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2020.49
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1943, printed 1970s
Gelatin silver print
2020.50
Washington, D.C. Negro barbershop on U Street, N.W.
Marjory Collins
Washington, D.C. Negro barbershop on U Street, N.W.
1942, printed 1970s
Gelatin silver print
2020.46
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1942, printed 1970s
Gelatin silver print
2020.47
New York, New York. Composing room of the New York Times newspaper. Making up the sport page
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New York, New York. Composing room of the New York Times newspaper. Making up the sport page
1942, printed 1970s
Gelatin silver print
2020.48
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11: Lunar module, Eagle, returns to command/service module, Columbia, after the first lunar landing.
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Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11: Lunar module, Eagle, returns to command/service module, Columbia, after the first lunar landing.
July 16–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.11
Brooch
Rebecca Collins
Brooch
c. 1996
Stone, serpentine, silver, and jade
98.515
Untitled
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Untitled
c. 1855
Daguerreotype, 1/6th plate
2003.579
Image Not Available for University of Houston Registration
Lowell Daunt Collins
University of Houston Registration
1952
Encaustic on canvas
52.2
Image Not Available for Texas Town Lights
Lowell Daunt Collins
Texas Town Lights
1965
Encaustic on canvas
68.32