Laura Gilpin
Polo

Polo

© 1979 Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Polo
Polo
ArtistAmerican, 1891–1979
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Polo
Datec. 1935
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 13/16 × 10 3/4 in. (27.5 × 27.3 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (32.7 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by John Nau in honor of Adolphus A. Busch IV at "One Great Night in November, 2000"
Object number2000.576
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Sports: Leisure-Time and Professional," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, from May 30 to September 4, 2001 (LN:2001.31).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower center: "LG/1310"
lower right below image in pencil " © Laura Gilpin "

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