Richard Avedon
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

© The Richard Avedon Foundation

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
ArtistAmerican, 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 Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.588
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
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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