Bruce Cratsley
The Velvet Hat

ArtistAmerican, 1944–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Velvet Hat
Date1985
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 13/16 × 8 3/4 in. (22.4 × 22.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (22.7 × 22.7 cm)
Mount: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Clinton T. Willour in honor of Yancey Richardson
Object number95.98
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Houston Center for Photography, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is signed and dated in pencil, center verso: "The Velvet Hat / Bruce Cratsley 1985".

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