Moneta Sleet, Jr.
Hey Mister, Take My Picture

Hey Mister, Take My Picture

© Moneta Sleet, Jr

Hey Mister, Take My Picture
Hey Mister, Take My Picture
ArtistAmerican, 1926–1996
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hey Mister, Take My Picture
Date1969
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (34.3 × 23.8 cm)
 Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number91.327
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by MFAH, 1991.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso center a stamp "PHOTO BY / MONETA SLEET JR."

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