Artist
Frederick Sommer (American, born Italy, 1905–1999)American, born Italy, 1905–1999
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Cut Paper
Date1981
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 7 1/16 in. (24.1 × 17.9 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 1/16 in. (24.1 × 17.9 cm)
Mount: 14 3/4 × 12 3/8 in. (37.5 × 31.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 1/16 in. (24.1 × 17.9 cm)
Mount: 14 3/4 × 12 3/8 in. (37.5 × 31.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Sara Morgan, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2323
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from PaceMacGill, New York, 3/15/1990.
Exhibition History"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: "Cut Paper, 1981"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper right: "FS.089"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper right: "FS.089"
Signed and dated in pencil, verso of mount, center: "Frederick Sommer 1981"
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Frederick Sommer
1966
Gelatin silver print
2002.2325
