Artist
Morris Berman(American, 1909–2002)American, 1909–2002
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Y. A. Tittle Toppled
Date1964, printed 1970s
PlacePittsburgh (?), Pennsylvania (?), United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 18 × 15 13/16 in. (45.7 × 40.2 cm)
Sheet: 18 × 15 13/16 in. (45.7 × 40.2 cm)
Sheet: 18 × 15 13/16 in. (45.7 × 40.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Robert H. Allen, M. Robert Dussler, Harry Gee, Javier Loya, D. Cal McNair, Wm. P. O'Connell, Corbin J. Robertson, Jr., Scott Schwinger, and Michael Stevens, in honor of Robert C. McNair and the Houston Texans at "One Great Night in November, 2005"
Object number2005.1071
Not on view
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ProvenanceThe artist, d. 2002; Estate of the artist; [Martin Gorden Gallery, Pheonix, possibly December 2002]; purchased by MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Best Sports Photographs of the 20th Century", Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2005, Canton, Ohio (title exhibition, place (?) )
"The Sports Show," Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, February 19–May 13, 2012.
“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in Gothic letters on verso upper left: "Post-Gazette Photo / By Morris Berman"
Stamped on verso lower right with additional ink inscriptions: "MORRIS BERMAN ESTATE, / DECEMBER 2002, / ACCESSION # 001 / BY AMANDA N C (? Collins)"
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