Chester Higgins, Jr.
Young Moslem Woman, Brooklyn

Young Moslem Woman, Brooklyn

© Chester Higgins, Jr.

Young Moslem Woman, Brooklyn
Young Moslem Woman, Brooklyn
ArtistAmerican, born 1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Young Moslem Woman, Brooklyn
Date1990
PlaceBrooklyn, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (32.8 × 25.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.2 × 27.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 1996
Object number96.1817
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition History"Photo Forum 1996, "October 29 thru December 8, 1996, MFAH

"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.

"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 31-October 26, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black ink, verso, upper center: [decorative eye] // CHESTER HIGGINS JR. // COPYRIGHTED PHOTOGRAPH // ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Signed in black ink, verso, lower left: Chester Higgins JR –

Printed and inscribed in black on applied label, mat verso, upper left: PETER FETTERMAN // PHOTO-//GRAPHIC//WORKS//OF ART // Chester Higgins JR [underlined] // Moslem Woman 1990 // [price] // [gallery address and contact]

Inscribed in blue ink on applied label, mat verso, upper right: CH // 1114 - 002
Signed in black ink, verso, lower left: Chester Higgins JR –

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