John Gutmann
In the Background, The Pimp. New Orleans

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In the Background, The Pimp. New Orleans
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ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1905–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • In the Background, The Pimp. New Orleans
Date1937, printed 1982
Place depictedNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 9/16 × 14 7/16 in. (29.4 × 36.7 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 16 7/8 in. (35.6 × 42.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 1990
Object number90.534
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
Provenance[John Cleary Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1990.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso sheet, upper left: "IN THE BACKGROUND: THE PIMP/NEW ORLEANS 1937".
Inscribed and signed in pencil on verso sheet, lower left: "7/50, lower right: "John Gutman".

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