Darryl J. Curran
The Point and the Pointer

The Point and the Pointer
ArtistAmerican, born 1935
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Point and the Pointer
Date1975
MediumGelatin silver print, Van Dyke Brown, unique
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 22 × 14 7/8 in. (55.9 × 37.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sanford and Susie Criner
Object number2006.153
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Houston Center for Photography Print Auction, Houston, 1996, lot 64]; purchased by Sanford Criner and Susie Criner, Houston, 1996; given to MFAH, 2006.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil in the image, lower right: "The Point and the Pointer"
Marked in pencil in the image, lower left: "D. Curran 1975"

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