Paul Strand
Bell Rope

Bell Rope

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Bell Rope
Bell Rope
ArtistAmerican, 1890–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bell Rope
Date1945
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 9/16 in. (24.4 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 9/16 in. (24.4 × 19.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number80.59
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of Paul Strand; purchased by MFAH, 1980.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Photographs and Portfolios by Paul Strand," Art Institute of Chicago, 26 Feb - 24 April 1983; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 6 May - 3 July 1983 (LN:83.22)

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

Exhibited: "The Art of Paul Strand," National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Dec 2 1990 - Feb 3 1991, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
May 26 - July 21, 1991, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis MO, Aug 11 - Oct 6, 1991,
Museum of Fine Arts, Houstn, Houston TX, Nov 10 1991 - Jan 12, 1992, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, Mar 12 - May 15, 1992, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA, June 14 - Aug 16, 1992 (LN:90.14)

"Ewan Gibbs: Arlington National Cemetery," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 10 February, 2013.
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