Artist
Frederick Sommer (American, born Italy, 1905–1999)American, born Italy, 1905–1999
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Dürer Variation (Vertical)
Date1966
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in. (24.1 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in. (24.1 × 19.2 cm)
Mount: 14 3/4 × 12 5/8 in. (37.5 × 32 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in. (24.1 × 19.2 cm)
Mount: 14 3/4 × 12 5/8 in. (37.5 × 32 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2309
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.
"Utopia/ Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 March - 10 June, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper left: "Dürer Variation, 1966"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper right: "FS.081.1"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, upper right: "FS.081.1"
Signed and dated in pencil, verso of mount, center: "Frederick Sommer 1966"
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Frederick Sommer
1966
Gelatin silver print
2002.2325
