Larry Colwell
The Badlands, South Dakota

The Badlands, South Dakota
The Badlands, South Dakota
The Badlands, South Dakota
ArtistAmerican, 1901–1972
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Badlands, South Dakota
Date1950
PlaceSouth Dakota, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 11/16 x 4 5/8 in. (9.4 x 11.7 cm)
 Sheet: 3 11/16 × 4 5/8 in. (9.4 × 11.7 cm)
 Mount: 6 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (17.6 x 20.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joseph Chanin
Object number2001.669
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, d. 1972; Estate of the artist, 1972; [Anthony Barboza, New York]; [unidentified dealer]; Joseph Chanin, New York; given to MFAH, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso mount, lower left: "Badlands/1950"
Signed in pencil on the mount, lower right below image: "Larry Colwell"

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