Louis Faurer
New York

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Artist Louis Faurer (American, 1916–2001)American, 1916–2001

CultureAmerican

Titles

New York

Date1947

PlaceNew York City, New York, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 5/16 × 7 5/8 in. (23.7 × 19.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 11/16 in. (24 × 19.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.1032

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Manfred Heiting Collection of Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceArtist; Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, on 1/27/1991.
Exhibition History"In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Photography Today", Museum of Modern Art, New York, April 7- July 11, 1948.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

There is a label on the verso of the sheet: "Photographer: Lewis [sic--this is struck through with pencil and corrected] Faurer / IN AND OUT OF FOCUS: / A Survey of Photography Today / Apr. 7-July 11, 1948 / Museum of Modern Art / 11 West 53 Street"

Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower center: "Lewis [sic--struck through and corrected in pencil] Faurer / New York 1947"

Typed, verso of sheet, lower center: "The photographer gives permission to reproduce / this photograph ONLY in connection with a review / of this exhibition. / THIS PRINT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE DEPT. OF / PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART"

Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower center: "PF 12110"

The photograph is unsigned.

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