P. H. Polk
Coming to the Fair

Coming to the Fair
Coming to the Fair
Coming to the Fair
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Coming to the Fair
Date1929
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in. (19.5 × 24.6 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.1004
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower left corner on image in ink " P.H.Polk "

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