Jayne Hinds Bidaut
Charaxes Castor [Zebra Butterfly]

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Charaxes Castor [Zebra Butterfly]
Date1998
PlaceUnited States
MediumTintype
Dimensions10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mundy
Object number99.87
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition History"Turning Light Into Silver", 19 February - 30 May 2005, Audrey Jones Beck Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, lower level.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: There are two labels pasted on the verso of the plate: "From / Jayne Hinds Bidaut / Ferrotype Studio / N.Y.C. / Plate No. 01 / 1998" and "Charaves / Castor / (Male symbol) / Uganda / (Zebra Butterfly)".
The tintype is unsigned.

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