Morley Baer
Whale Skull, Big Sur

Whale Skull, Big Sur
Whale Skull, Big Sur
Whale Skull, Big Sur
ArtistAmerican, 1916–1995
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Whale Skull, Big Sur
Date1977
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet:19 3/4 × 15 9/16 in. (50.1 × 39.5 cm)
Mount: 27 15/16 × 21 7/8 in. (71 × 55.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Harry Reasoner at "One Great Night in November, 1996"
Object number96.1708
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[John Cleary Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Label, verso of mount: "John Cleary Gallery/Fine Art Photography/Phone (713)524-5070 2635 Colquitt/Fax (713)524-4456 Houston, Texas 77098/Morley Baer/ Whale Skull, Big Sur, 1977/Silver Gelatin Print." Verso of mount, black ink stamp: "photograph:© Morley Baer/p.o. box 222537, carmel, ca 93922/84002 all reproduction rights reserved." In pencil, verso of mount: "Whale Skull, Big Sur, 1977."top edge of mount in pencil " 16"x20" cyy 1583SL BAM890705 / $1,000 "
The photograph is signed in pencil, below the image on the right.
verso of mount a circular green sticker on the stamp

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