Louis Faurer
Recreation Period, Philadelphia, Pa.

Recreation Period, Philadelphia, Pa.

© Estate of Louis Faurer

Recreation Period, Philadelphia, Pa.
Recreation Period, Philadelphia, Pa.
ArtistAmerican, 1916–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Recreation Period, Philadelphia, Pa.
Date1938
PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Mount: 9 3/16 × 9 1/8 in. (23.3 × 23.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Gordon
Object number80.125
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Lunn Ltd., Washington, DC]; purchased by MFAH, 1980.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Louis Faurer," to the Centre National de la Photographie at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Apr. 8-June 1, 1992 (LN:92.14).

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

EXHIBITED: "Louis Faurer Retrospective," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, January 13, 2002 - April 14, 2002.

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