Artist
Roy DeCarava (American, 1919–2009)American, 1919–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Graduation, New York
Date1949, printed 1982
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 13/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22.4 × 32.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27.6 × 35.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27.6 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 1994
Object number94.746
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 31–October 26, 2008.
"Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 27–August 30, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in black ink, recto, bottom right below image: © DECARAVA 1982
Inscribed in pencil, verso: PF12088
Inscribed in pencil, verso: PF12088
Signed in black ink, recto, bottom right below image: © DECARAVA 1982
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