Charles Sheeler
New York

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Artist Charles Sheeler (American, 1883–1965)American, 1883–1965

CultureAmerican

Titles

New York

Date1920

PlaceNew York, New York, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (24.4 × 19.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number79.6

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance[Zabriskie Gallery, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1979.
Exhibition History"Fernand and the Modern Spirit," Musee d'Art de la Ville de Paris, 7 March - 6 June 1982; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 9 July - 5 September 1982; Musee Rath, Geneva, Switzerland, 4 November 1982 - 16 January 1983 (LN:82.19)

"Precisionist Painting and American Photography," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Sept 9 - Nov 7 1982; St. Louis Art Museum, Dec 6 - Jan 30 1983; Baltimore Museum of Art, Feb 28 - April 25, 1983; Des Moines Art Center, May 23 - July 17 1983; Cleveland Museum of Art, Aug 15 - Oct 9 1983 (LN:82.3)

"Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988

"The Glass Canvas", December 10, 1996 through February 23, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

"Passionate Vision: Celebrating the Life and Photographic Work of Beaumont Newhall," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor and Coat Check Room Gallery, January 15-May 4, 2008.

“A History of Photography II: Selections from the Museum's Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 17–July 19, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

verso top left in pencil "
40[underlined] / 4 / [illegible], top in ink[crossed through]GRATTE CIEL / photo ch"
center in ink[boxed] "NEW YORK / photo Charles Sheeler", in blue marker[upside down] "46866"
pencil line with arrows top and bottom "23"
bottom right in pencil "ICS4 / CS 2145-[?]"

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