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"Have a Polaroid Taken with the Chief," Cherokee, Tennessee

"Have a Polaroid Taken with the Chief," Cherokee, Tennessee
"Have a Polaroid Taken with the Chief," Cherokee, Tennessee
"Have a Polaroid Taken with the Chief," Cherokee, Tennessee
ArtistAmerican, 1940–2022
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Have a Polaroid Taken with the Chief," Cherokee, Tennessee
DateAugust 23, 1968
Place depictedCherokee, Tennessee, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/4 × 12 3/16 in. (20.9 × 31 cm)
 Sheet: 9 13/16 × 13 1/16 in. (25 × 33.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Paul Harbaugh in honor of Malcolm Daniel
Object number2025.102
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Hillsdale, New York, d. 2022; Estate of the artist; Paul Harbaugh, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado; given to MFAH, 2025.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed recto: [numerous notes and cropping marks in margin]

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