Artist
Nat Fein(American, 1914–2000)American, 1914–2000
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Babe Ruth Bows Out
DateJune 13, 1948
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 11/16 × 9 9/16 in. (19.5 × 24.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Geary Broadnax
Object number2001.127
Not on view
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Provenance[John Cleary Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.
"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).
"Sports Photography from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," 13 June 2005 - 12 September 2005.
“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Numerous pencil marks on verso:
" "3 Is Out" Nat Fein/NY Herald Tribune"
"Pulitzer award/1949"
"(Photo by Nathaniel Fein)"
Numerous stamps on verso:
"49 MAY 2 11PM 17"
" "3 Is Out" Nat Fein/NY Herald Tribune"
"Pulitzer award/1949"
"(Photo by Nathaniel Fein)"
Numerous stamps on verso:
"49 MAY 2 11PM 17"
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James Frederick Woell
1974
Brass, sterling silver, pearl, and commercial chain
2002.4098