Artist
Debbie Fleming Caffery (American, born 1948)American, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Lady Behind a Bus Window
Date1978
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 17 1/2 × 12 in. (44.5 × 30.5 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.3 × 40.5 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.3 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker's 50th birthday
Object number95.303
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
adjusting the tone and contrast of her documentary photographs, Debbie Fleming
Caffery produces dramatic prints that highlight formal qualities of everyday
moments. In this photograph, the fluid line of a woman’s hat brim forms a
calligraphic streak across a bus window.
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 1995.
Exhibition History"40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–October 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is signed and dated in pencil, verso: "Debbie Fleming Caffery P.O. Box 298 Franklin, Louisiana 70538 318-828-2850 Lady behind Bus Window 1978 LB77442".
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