Lewis Jacobs
Composition with String, Foil and Figurine

Composition with String, Foil and Figurine
Composition with String, Foil and Figurine
ArtistAmerican, 1905 - 1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Composition with String, Foil and Figurine
Datec. 1930
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 5/16 in. (18.1 × 21.1 cm)
 mount: 14 1/8 × 11 5/16 in.
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.738
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower left below image in pencil " To Manuel [illegible] in gratitude-[signature] "
lower left below image in pencil " Lewis Jacobs "

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