Artist
Nata Piaskowski(American, 1912 - 2004)American, 1912 - 2004
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Portrait of a Boy
Date1950
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 6 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (17.1 × 16.8 cm)
Mount: 12 11/16 × 13 1/2 in. (32.2 × 34.3 cm)
Mount: 12 11/16 × 13 1/2 in. (32.2 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Paul M. Hertzmann and Susan Herzig in memory of John Cleary
Object number2008.647
Not on view
Explore Further
Department
PhotographyObject Type
Marked in pencil, verso mount, upper left: "Portrait of a boy / Super Jeonta B / by Nata Piaskowski"
Marked in ink on paper label taped to verso mount: "#3 Portrait of a boy / Super Jeonta B / D23 x Kodalk (sic) Developer / by Nata Piaskowski / 530 Larkin Str. / San Francisco 2, Calif."
Marked in pencil on verso mount: "122" "#3" "2795"
Marked in ink on paper label taped to verso mount: "#3 Portrait of a boy / Super Jeonta B / D23 x Kodalk (sic) Developer / by Nata Piaskowski / 530 Larkin Str. / San Francisco 2, Calif."
Marked in pencil on verso mount: "122" "#3" "2795"
Signed in pencil on the mount, lower right below the image: Nata Piaskowski 1950"
Stamped in a circle on verso mount, upper right: "CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR" w/ "122-3" in pencil in the center
Stamped on verso mount, lower right: "Photograph By / NATA PIASKOWSKI"
Stamped on verso mount, lower right: "Photograph By / NATA PIASKOWSKI"
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.
Mary Ellen Mark
1997, printed later
Gelatin silver print
2020.381
![[Portrait of a Boy with Left Hand on Chair]](/internal/media/dispatcher/156414/thumbnail)
![[Portrait of a Boy from Waist]](/internal/media/dispatcher/156430/thumbnail)
James Nixon
c. 1810–1820
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, silver, diamonds, and glass
2005.1616
