Artist
P. H. Polk (American, 1898–1984)American, 1898–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
- George Washington Carver in His Lab
Date1930
PlaceTuskegee, Alabama, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 5/8 × 10 9/16 in. (34.6 × 26.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan in honor of Agnes Moore
Object number86.249
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century photographs in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988
Exhibited: "African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top left edge in pencil "George Washington Carver in His Lab 1930"
top right corner ink splotch and scribble, "450"
top right corner ink splotch and scribble, "450"
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