Artist
Alexander Rodchenko (Russian, 1891–1956)Russian, 1891–1956
CultureRussian
Titles
- Portrait of V.V. Mayakovsky
Date1924
PlaceRussia
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 5 7/8 in. (21.6 × 14.9 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 5 7/8 in. (21.6 × 14.9 cm)
Mat: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 5 7/8 in. (21.6 × 14.9 cm)
Mat: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number95.329
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 14–December 30, 2001.
"Soviet Photography," The Jewish Museum, New York, September 25, 2015–February 7, 2016; The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, March 11–July 4, 2016; Joods Historiche Museum, Amsterdam, July 27–November 27, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is a signature and writing "1924" in black ink, upper verso. There is a stamp in black ink, center verso. There is writing and "1 SK P930600A" in pencil, verso. In blue ink, lower right verso: "S203KA 2 3X".
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