Artist
Paul Strand (American, 1890–1976)American, 1890–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
- New York Backyard
Datec. 1920
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumPalladium print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.4 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
Mount: 19 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (49.4 × 34.9 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
Mount: 19 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (49.4 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Morgan Garwood
Object number2014.174
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
ProvenanceMorgan Garwood, New York; bequeathed to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History"Photographs and Portfolios by Paul Strand," Art Institute of Chicago, 26 Feb - 24 April 1983; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 6 May - 3 July 1983 (LN:83.22)
“A Critical Eye: Mid-Century American Photographs from the Morgan Garwood Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 23–November 2, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscriptions in the photographer's hand on an old mount that has been removed:
bottom margin of mount left in ink "neg-1918 / Print 1920"[crossed out in pencil]
bottom margin of mount above signature in ink "To Bill and Yvonne / with all good wishes"
bottom margin of mount left in ink "neg-1918 / Print 1920"[crossed out in pencil]
bottom margin of mount above signature in ink "To Bill and Yvonne / with all good wishes"
Signed on mount that has been removed, on bottom edge in ink below inscription "Paul Strand"
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