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Things (Butter, Knife and Corn)

Things (Butter, Knife and Corn)
Things (Butter, Knife and Corn)
Things (Butter, Knife and Corn)
ArtistAmerican, 1914–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Things (Butter, Knife and Corn)
Date1960s
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 12 11/16 in. (26.6 × 32.2 cm)
 Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lizzie and Eric Himmel
Object number2025.955
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; Bassman-Himmel Studio; given to MFAH, 2025.

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