Artist
Paul Caponigro (American, 1932–2024)American, 1932–2024
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Hiei-San, Japan
Date1976
Place depictedKyoto, Japan
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssight image: 16 7/16 × 23 1/8 inches
frame: 28 11/16 × 34 1/2 × 11/16 inches
frame: 28 11/16 × 34 1/2 × 11/16 inches
Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern in memory of Jerry and Pauline Lechanger Morgenstern
Object number99.452
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, recto of mount, lower left: "Hiei-San Temple Japan 1976 / #2 of 100"
There was a framer's label on the verso of the frame (now returned to donor) from Bentelier-Morgan Galleries.
There was a framer's label on the verso of the frame (now returned to donor) from Bentelier-Morgan Galleries.
Signed in pencil, recto of mount beneath the lower right and recto of overmat, lower right: "Paul Caponigro"
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