Paul Strand
Boats on Shore, Perce Beach, Gaspe

Boats on Shore, Perce Beach, Gaspe

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Boats on Shore, Perce Beach, Gaspe
Boats on Shore, Perce Beach, Gaspe
ArtistAmerican, 1890–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Boats on Shore, Perce Beach, Gaspe
Date1929
PlaceCanada
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 11/16 × 3 9/16 in. (11.9 × 9 cm)
Sheet: 4 11/16 × 3 9/16 in. (11.9 × 9 cm)
Mount: 13 3/8 × 10 9/16 in. (34 × 26.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number80.61
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of Paul Strand; purchased by MFAH, 1980.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Circle of Stieglitz ... from Houston Collections," Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 6 March - 4 April 1982 (LN:82.18)

Exhibited: "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

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso in green ink reading vertically " Perce[crossed through] Beach / 1929 / Gaspe "
verso of mount in pencil top left " Pop-Sea-312 "
top right " MOMA Frame #171-H / SAFE "
verso in green ink below inscription reading vertically " Paul Strand "

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