Jill Freedman
Shorty Sees Giraffes

Shorty Sees Giraffes
Shorty Sees Giraffes
Shorty Sees Giraffes
ArtistAmerican, 1939–2019
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Shorty Sees Giraffes
Date1971
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 18 3/4 × 12 5/8 inches (47.6 × 32.1 cm)
sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 inches (50.5 × 40.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 1996
Object number96.1821
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Armonk, New York; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Photo Forum 1996, October 29 thru December 8, 1996, MFAH

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is signed in pencil, verso: "Jill Freedman/Shorty See Giraffes/1971."

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