Horst P. Horst
Electric Beauty

Electric Beauty

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Electric Beauty
Electric Beauty
ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1906–1999
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Electric Beauty
Date1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.4 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.713
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
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 lower right corner in pencil " 4/50 "
verso center of sheet in pencil " Horst "
verso bottom center a stamp " HORST© "

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