Shelby Lee Adams
Holiness Hands with Serpent & Bible

Holiness Hands with Serpent & Bible

© Shelby Lee Adams

Holiness Hands with Serpent & Bible
Holiness Hands with Serpent & Bible
ArtistAmerican, born 1950
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Holiness Hands with Serpent & Bible
Date1987
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 13 1/16 in. (24.8 × 33.2 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Burt and Missy Finger
Object number2007.477
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 pencil, recto below the image: " 'Holiness Hands with Serpent and Bible' 87 4/25 (signature)"

Marked in pencil, verso lower edge: " 'Holiness Hands with Serpent & Bible' 87 4/25 (signature)"

Marked in pencil on verso upper left: "106SC"
Marked in pencil, recto lower right: "Shelby Lee Adams"

Marked in pencil, verso lower right: "Shelby Lee Adams"

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