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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1979.202
People
Stella F. Simon, American (Charleston, S.C., USA 1878 - 1973 San Francisco, Calif., USA)
Title
Fire Escape
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
c. 1930
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/284849

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
mount; original (mount, original): 42.3 x 34.2 cm (16 5/8 x 13 7/16 in.)
24.2 x 18.9 cm (9 1/2 x 7 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Simon
  • inscription: label affixed to verso of mount, upper left, black ink, typed: Negative # 6.13-1
    Chloro-Bromide Print
  • inscription: label, affixed to verso of mount, upper left, graphite: Fire Escape
  • stamp: verso of mount, upper center, purple ink, stamp: UNLESS CREDIT GIVEN TO
    STELLA F. SIMON
  • stamp: verso of mount, upper center, black ink, stamp: COURTESTY OF JULIEN LEVY GALLERY
  • inscription: recto, lower right, black ink, in artist's hand: Simon
  • inscription: signature in ink on the lower right corner of the image

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jean and Julien Levy
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
P1979.202
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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