Artist
Charles Sheeler (American, 1883–1965)American, 1883–1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Beaumont Newhall with the Siberian Husky Puppies at the Sheelers'
DateMay 14, 1950
Place depictedDobbs Ferry, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 5/16 in. (16.7 × 23.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2238
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Lunn Ltd., Washington D. C., 3/23/1980.
Exhibition History"Passionate Vision: Celebrating the Life and Photographic Work of Beaumont Newhall," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor and Coat Check Room Gallery, January 15-May 4, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper left: "B.N. with the Siberian Husky puppies at the Sheelers', May 14, 1950. / Photo by Charles Sheeler"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: "178" and in the lower left: "360.178"
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: "178" and in the lower left: "360.178"
The photograph is unsigned.
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