Artist
Roy DeCarava (American, 1919–2009)American, 1919–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pepsi
Date1964
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Mount: 19 15/16 × 15 1/4 in. (50.6 × 38.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Mount: 19 15/16 × 15 1/4 in. (50.6 × 38.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number76.362
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–May 9, 2004.
"Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 27–August 30, 2020.
"New York: 1962-1964," The Jewish Museum, New York, July 22, 2022–January 8, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black ink, applied label on mount verso, center: Pepsi // 64812 #46 // $300.00
Inscribed in red ink, mount verso, center: DeCARAVA […] [obscured by applied label]
Stamped in red ink, mount verso, center: ROY DeCARAVA // 81 Halsey Street // Bklyn., N.Y. 11216 // Nevins 8 - 0347
Inscribed in red ink, mount verso, center: DeCARAVA […] [obscured by applied label]
Stamped in red ink, mount verso, center: ROY DeCARAVA // 81 Halsey Street // Bklyn., N.Y. 11216 // Nevins 8 - 0347
Signed in ink, recto, bottom right corner of image: DECARAVA
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