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Black Skimmer on Nest

Black Skimmer on Nest
Black Skimmer on Nest
Black Skimmer on Nest
ArtistAmerican, born 1931
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Black Skimmer on Nest
DateJune 2005
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (19.7 × 32.4 cm)
 Sheet: 13 × 17 in. (33 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Joe Small
Object number2007.369
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink, verso below center: "© (signature) / BLACK SKIMMER / 6/05"
Marked in ink on verso below center: "© John C. Dyes"

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