Lew Thomas
Fashion is Harder than Passion

Fashion is Harder than Passion
Fashion is Harder than Passion
Fashion is Harder than Passion
ArtistAmerican, 1932–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Fashion is Harder than Passion
Date1986
MediumChromogenic prints
DimensionsImage (.A): 12 3/8 × 15 3/16 in. (31.4 × 38.6 cm)
 Sheet (.A): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
 Image (.B): 12 3/8 × 15 3/16 in. (31.4 × 38.6 cm)
 Sheet (.B): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
 Image (.C): 12 3/8 × 15 3/16 in. (31.4 × 38.6 cm)
 Sheet (.C): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern
Object number2000.815.A-.C
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJoan Morgenstern, Houston; given to MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
A-C) Signed in ink on verso lower right: "Lew Thomas, 1986"
Printed in the image: A)"FASHION", B) "IS/HARDER", C) "THAN/PASSION"

A) Marked in ink on verso, lower left: "For Joan Morgenstern"

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