Berenice Abbott
Magnetism and Electricity I

Magnetism and Electricity I

© Berenice Abbott/ Commerce Graphics

Magnetism and Electricity I
Magnetism and Electricity I
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Magnetism and Electricity I
Datec. 1958
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (16.5 × 16.5 cm)
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (16.5 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern
Object number2015.471
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco]; purchased by Joan Morgenstern, Houston, July 7, 1989; given to MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, verso, bottom center: Berenice Abbott
Stamped in purple and inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom left corner: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES // INCORPORATED // PRINT MADE FROM // NEGATIVE #8-189-C
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top left corner: #46 © // VINTAGE // MAGNETISM & ELECTRICITY
Signed in pencil on verso lower center: Berenice Abbott

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