David Muench
White House Ruin

ArtistAmerican, born 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • White House Ruin
Date1968
PlaceArizona, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (34.9 x 26.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (34.9 × 26.7 cm)
Mount: 22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary and Rick Gardner
Object number2009.1270
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceProbably [The Print, A Photographic Gallery, Carmel, California]; purchased by Mary Gardner and Rick Gardner; given to MFAH, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil on the mount, lower right below the image: "David Muench"
Printed label on verso mount, center:
"THE PRINT / A PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY / ON DOLORES NEAR SIXTH IN THE SU VECINO COURT / POST OFFICE BOX 7418 / CARMEL CALIFORNIA 93921 / TELEPHONE (408)625-3316"

Printed label on verso mount, center, with additional marks in ink:
"david muench / box 30500 Santa Barbara California 93105 / A7893 / #16 / 3-80 / WHITE HOUSE RUIN / 1968"

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