Artist
John Gutmann (American, born Germany, 1905–1998)American, born Germany, 1905–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Class (Olympic High Diving Champion, Marjorie Gestring)
Date1936, printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/4 × 11 in. (36.2 × 28 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 11 in. (36.2 × 28 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 11 in. (36.2 × 28 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Harry Reasoner at "One Great Night in November, 1995"
Object number95.278
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Sports: Leisure-Time and Professional," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, from May 30 to September 4, 2001 (LN:2001.31).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: In pencil, lower right corner of the mat: "20/50". In pencil, upper left verso: "Class. Olympic High Diving Champion Marjorie Gestring 1936". In pencil, lower left: "20/50".
The photograph is signed in pencil, verso: "John Gutman".
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John Gutmann
1936
Gelatin silver print
2002.1242
John Gutmann
1938
Gelatin silver print
80.8
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1984
Dye diffusion transfer print
2014.500
