Richard Avedon
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Artist Richard Avedon (American, 1923–2004)American, 1923–2004

CultureAmerican

Titles

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

Date1959

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 5 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (15.1 × 15.1 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 28 cm)

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

Object number2002.588

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

Inscribed in pencil, verso, below stamp: "Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer 11-11-58 / 2/15"

Signature impressed on recto, lower right edge of image: "Avedon"

Stamped in black, verso, center: "This photograph may not be reproduced without / written permission of Richard Avedon / Copyright ©1959 by Richard Avedon / All Rights Reserved neg. No. 1 [inscribed in pencil] " / signed in pencil over stamp: "Avedon"

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