Portrait of a Boy
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
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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"
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