Artist
Consuelo Kanaga (American, 1894–1978)American, 1894–1978
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Eluard Luchell McDaniel
Date1931
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 x 7 3/4 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm)
Sheet: 6 × 7 3/4 in. (15.2 × 19.7 cm)
Mount: 11 3/8 x 14 3/16 in. (28.9 x 36 cm)
Sheet: 6 × 7 3/4 in. (15.2 × 19.7 cm)
Mount: 11 3/8 x 14 3/16 in. (28.9 x 36 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lerner-Heller Gallery
Object number78.141
Not on view
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aspiring writer, Eluard Luchell McDaniel left an abusive home in Mississippi
and worked his way across the United States to San Francisco. There, he met Consuelo
Kanaga, a social activist with strong opinions matched only by her photographic
talent. The two formed a fast friendship, and McDaniel came to live with Kanaga
and her family. In this portrait, he lounges in the grass as if lost in a
daydream, gently pressing his inks-tained hands to his cheeks. This intimate
portrait asserts McDaniel’s status as a writer and reveals the collaborative
relationship between two creative friends.
Provenance[Lerner-Heller Gallery, New York]; given to MFAH, 1978.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Looking at Portraits" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston May 15,1988 - July 10,1988
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, recto, bottom right below image: Consuelo Kanaga
Printed in black and inscribed blue ink on applied label, verso of mount: LERNER-HELLER GALLERY // 956 Madison Avenue New York 10021 // Artist…CONSUELO KANAGA… // Title…Luchell MAC DANIEL [sic]… // Media…Photograph - 1931… // Size…5 ¾ & 7 ¾ inches… // Ref. Number…..
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount: No.32
Printed in black and inscribed blue ink on applied label, verso of mount: LERNER-HELLER GALLERY // 956 Madison Avenue New York 10021 // Artist…CONSUELO KANAGA… // Title…Luchell MAC DANIEL [sic]… // Media…Photograph - 1931… // Size…5 ¾ & 7 ¾ inches… // Ref. Number…..
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount: No.32
Signed in pencil, recto, bottom right below image: Consuelo Kanaga
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