Matthew O'Brien
Ranchers Playing Marbles

Ranchers Playing Marbles
ArtistAmerican, born 1966
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ranchers Playing Marbles
Date1994, printed 1998
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/16 × 12 1/2 in. (21.4 × 31.8 cm)
 Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Marion and Joe Mundy
Object number98.196
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso lower right in pencil "North Livermore County / Vasco Road"
lower right corner[upside down] "F8 / 14S / 2 1/2"
verso bottom right in pencil "Matt O'Brien 1994"

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