Edward Steichen
Triumph of the Egg

cropped recto of sheet

© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Triumph of the Egg
cropped recto of sheet
ArtistAmerican, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Triumph of the Egg
Datec. 1921
PlaceFrance
MediumGelatin silver print with sulphur toning
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.4 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of the artist by direction of Joanna T. Steichen and George Eastman House
Object number82.76
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso center in pencil " 3 e "

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