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Three Shells I

Three Shells I
ArtistAmerican, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Three Shells I
Date1996
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print with toning
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (19.3 × 24.3 cm)
 Mount: 12 × 14 in. (30.5 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern in honor of James Edward Maloney and Beverly Ann Young
Object number99.315
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower right: "Three Shells I 1996".
The photograph is signed in pencil, verso of mount: "DW Mellor".

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Necklace
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Necklace
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Stone
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