A. J. Meek
Exxon Fire and Explosion, Christmas Eve, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Exxon Fire and Explosion, Christmas Eve, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Exxon Fire and Explosion, Christmas Eve, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
ArtistAmerican, born 1941
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Exxon Fire and Explosion, Christmas Eve, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date1989, printed 1998
PlaceBaton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 × 18 15/16 in. (17.8 × 48.1 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (20.2 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Clare A. Glassell
Object number99.197
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: "Exxon Fire and Explosion, Christmas Eve or the Day Before Christmas, Baton Rouge, Louisiana".
The photograph is signed in pencil, verso, lower right: "A.J. Meek 1989/98".

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