Alvin Langdon Coburn
The Dragon

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Artist Alvin Langdon Coburn (British, born United States, 1882–1966)British, born United States, 1882–1966

CultureBritish

Titles

The Dragon

Date1903

MediumGum platinum print

DimensionsImage: 7 9/16 × 9 1/4 in. (19.2 × 23.5 cm)
Mat: 8 3/16 × 9 3/4 in. (20.8 × 24.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, the Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2004.352

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Manfred Heiting Collection of Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceEx-collection Arthur Wesley Dow (the print was on loan to the George Eastman House for the past two decades); Photofind Gallery, New York; Ezra Mack, New York.

Bought by Manfred Heiting on 10/30/1987.
Exhibition History"Arthur Wesley Dow and his Influence", Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 1991; "Inspiring Reform - Boston's Art and Craft Movement", Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, 1997;

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in pencil, verso: "L77:114:25 FP-1 C658 GEH meg. 23832 90:97"

There is no evident signature.

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