Unknown Chinese
Shanghai

Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai
CultureChinese
Titles
  • Shanghai
DateOctober 1, 1998
PlaceShanghai, China
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/8 × 14 1/8 in. (23.7 × 35.9 cm)
Sheet: 11 15/16 × 15 7/16 in. (30.4 × 39.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Frank
Object number2002.3381
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceRobert Frank, New York; given to MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "For Robert: Images Given to Robert Frank by Other Artists" at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 5-17 to 8-10-03.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
In pencil verso lower left: "FOR ROBERT FRANK, / A CHINESE 'MONA - LISA' / IN THE HOTEL LIFT / HOTEL BAILEMAN / SHANGHAI, OCT. 1, 1998"
Signature in pencil verso lower right with date "98"

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