P1979.54: Ham Slicer

Identification and Creation

Object Number

P1979.54

People

George Heyer, American (20th century)

Title

Ham Slicer

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

1949

Places

Creation Place: North America, United States

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/281334

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 24.5 x 23 cm (9 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
sheet: 35.3 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• stamp and inscription: verso, upper left, black ink [stamp] and graphite: STUDY NAME Packing House
  STORY DATE 4/49
  TAKEN FOR FORTUNE BY Heyer-Scope
  FORTUNE PICTURE Not to be used
  for advertising or promotion
  CAPTION Ham Slicer - Swift
• stamp: verso, upper left, black ink: 2145
• stamp: verso, upper left, black ink: Taken For
  FORTUNE
• inscription: verso, upper left, blue pencil or crayon: [check mark]
• inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: >
• stamp: verso, upper left, black ink: George Heyer - Scope
• stamp: verso, lower left, black ink: RETURN TO:
  TIME, INC.
  FILE
• inscription: verso, lower left, blue graphite or crayon: X RACES - NEGROES
  + MEAT INDUSTRY

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Daniel Bell

Accession Year

1979

Object Number

P1979.54

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• "Packing House", Fortune [magazine] (April 1949)

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