John Vachon
Thanksgiving Service

ArtistAmerican, 1914–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Thanksgiving Service
Date1938–1941
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 8 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (22.7 × 27.6 cm)
Mount: 8 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (22.7 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Companies
Object number94.60
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Photocollect, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: in black ink, upper left, verso; in pencil, lower right corner:
"THANKSGIVING SERVICE [2 lines down] LOOK"; "33[circled]"
Signed in ink, upper left quadrant, verso: "John Vachon"

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