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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1982.60
People
Edward Steichen, American (Luxembourg 1879 - 1973 West Redding, Conn., USA)
Louis Wolheim (New York, New York 1880-1931 Los Angeles, California)
Title
Louis Wolheim in "What Price Glory?" [for Vanity Fair]
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, contact sheet
Date
1924
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/285204

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, upper center, graphite: Louis Wohlheim
    1924
    #151 [circled] Sept 24
  • inscription: verso, center, underneath the label, graphite: Louis Wohlheim for "VANITY FAIR"
    in "WHAT PRICE GLORY?"
    1924
  • inscription: verso, center, oriented horizontally, graphite: 50
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 2390
  • stamp: verso, lower right center, black ink: PLEASE RETURN TO THE
    PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT
    The Museum of Modern Art
    11 West 53rd St., New York
  • label: verso, upper center, printed with typed marks: [Museum of Modern Art label]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Steichen Estate, from the artist, bequest to the Fogg Art Museum by direction of J, 1982.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edward Steichen by direction of Joanna T. Steichen and the George Eastman House
Copyright
© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Object Number
P1982.60
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Steichen the Photographer, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 03/28/1961 - 05/21/1961

Verification Level

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