Margaret Bourke-White
Gandhi using his spinning wheel at home

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Artist Margaret Bourke-White (American, 1904–1971)American, 1904–1971

CultureAmerican

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Gandhi using his spinning wheel at home
Gandhi spinning
Mohandas K. Gandhi

Date1946

Place depictedIndia

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 13 11/16 × 10 7/16 in. (34.8 × 26.5 cm)
Sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.7 × 27.8 cm)

Credit LineGiven in honor of Marjorie G. Horning by Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long, Isla and Tommy Reckling, Mr. and Mrs. Durga D. Agrawal, Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz, Dr. Ninan and Sushila Mathew, Drs. Ellin and Robert G. Grossman, Mr. and Mrs. Vinod Bhuchar, Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. John, Jr., and Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Raghuthaman

Object number2008.506

Not on view

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ProvenanceTime-Life
Exhibition History"Experiments with Truth: Gandhi and Images of Nonviolence," The Menil Collection, Houston, October 2, 2014–February 1, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Various marks in pencil and ink on veso: "20554-D" (twice)
"GANDHI, MOHANDAS K" "PF58775" "Gandhi spinning, 1946" "29%"

Stamped on verso with additional marks in ink (see photocopy in accession file): "RETURN TO / TIME INC / OCT 27 1975"
"USED IN TIME / FILE / p.77"
"USED IN TIME LIFE BOOK / (signature ?) / PAGE 166"
"TIME INC. / PICTURE COLLECTION / VINTAGE PRINTS"

Typed paper label on verso center: "Gandhi spinning. 1946 Cr: Margaret Bourke-White"

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