Feast of the Bock Beer Candidates

Feast of the Bock Beer Candidates
Feast of the Bock Beer Candidates
Feast of the Bock Beer Candidates
CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Feast of the Bock Beer Candidates
  • Fest der Bockbier Kandidaten
Datec. 1927–1928
PlaceGermany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 7/16 × 3 3/16 in. (11.3 × 8.1 cm)
Sheet: 4 11/16 × 3 9/16 in. (11.9 × 9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Morris
Object number83.155
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWillem Dieproom, Amsterdam; purchased by MFAH, 1983.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Photographs from the Bauhaus: Dessau, 1925-1931," Rice University School of Architecture, Houston TX, 21 January 1986 - 16 February 1986 (LN:86.21)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right corner: 22 [circled]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: bis Beyer // [two wavy lines] 1928 metallisches // Fest
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center left: 336
Stamped in purple, verso, bottom edge:NachlaB Hans Volger

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