Artist
Frederick Sommer (American, born Italy, 1905–1999)American, born Italy, 1905–1999
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John
Date1966
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 6 15/16 in. (24 × 17.7 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 6 15/16 in. (24 × 17.7 cm)
Mount: 14 1/2 × 12 in. (36.8 × 30.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 6 15/16 in. (24 × 17.7 cm)
Mount: 14 1/2 × 12 in. (36.8 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2325
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "American Vision: Photographers from the West, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection purchased by the Brown Foundation for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from August 23-February 1, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper left: "Virgin and Child with St. Anne / and the Infant St. John, 1966"
Signed and dated in pencil, verso of mount, center: "Frederick Sommer 1966"
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