Artist
John Szarkowski (American, 1925–2007)American, 1925–2007
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Chicago Auditorium and Michigan Avenue
Date1954
Place depictedChicago, Illinois, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 13/16 × 12 13/16 in. (27.4 × 32.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 12 13/16 in. (27.5 × 32.5 cm)
Mount: 13 9/16 × 14 1/4 in. (34.4 × 36.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 12 13/16 in. (27.5 × 32.5 cm)
Mount: 13 9/16 × 14 1/4 in. (34.4 × 36.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2433
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil, recto, below image: "7 3/4"
Right side, reading vertically: "6 1/2 inches"
Pencilled arrows at 3 corners
Right side, reading vertically: "6 1/2 inches"
Pencilled arrows at 3 corners
In pencil, verso of mount, upper left corner: "John Szarkowski"
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