Mark Seliger
Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky 1926, Writer, Director, Comedian

Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky 1926, Writer, Director, Comedian

© Mark Seliger

Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky 1926, Writer, Director, Comedian
Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky 1926, Writer, Director, Comedian
ArtistAmerican, born 1959
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky 1926, Writer, Director, Comedian
  • from the series In My Stairwell
DateMay 4, 2005, printed 2005
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumPlatinum/palladium print
DimensionsImage: 17 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (44.5 × 36.2 cm)
Sheet: 24 1/4 × 19 3/4 in. (61.6 × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist in honor of Carol Lee and Maurice Seliger
Object number2006.231
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, New York; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Mark Seliger: In My Stairwell", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 21 - June 4 2006
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil verso lower right: "M SELIGER"
Stamped on verso: "PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK SELIGER. / Copyright © 2006 by Mark Seliger. / Not to be reproduced without written permission of / the copyright owner."

Stamped on verso with pencil inscriptions: "TITLE Mel Brooks, NYC, 2005 / REF# 1-0000000955 DATE PRINTED 8/2005 / editioned print # 2 of 15 / process platinum palladium print Arches paper"

Stamped on verso lower right: "MARK SELIGER"

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