Martin Munkacsi
Skirt Length, Paris

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Artist Martin Munkacsi (American, born Hungary, 1896–1963)American, born Hungary, 1896–1963

CultureAmerican

Titles

Skirt Length, Paris

Date1947

(not assigned)Paris, France

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 12 5/8 × 10 1/4 in. (32.1 × 26 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (32.4 × 26 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.2889

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Manfred Heiting Collection of Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

verso in ink " Skirt Length, Paris new length (right) 14 1/2" above floor, old hems(left) 18" from floor, new look(center) 12" "
stamp " use in Life Sep 5 1949 pg.8-9, cx Fashions-shoes "
lower down on sheet a stamp " Life Picture Collection "
in blue pencil " 30147[circled], in red pencil[a sketch]
bottom edge in pencil PF32634TL "
lower right corner in pencil " 175+ "
left side of sheet in pencil " 14 1/2[arrows above and below]"

verso stamp in center " Photograph by Martin Munkacsi 5 Prospect Place New York City Murray Hill 4-2443 "

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