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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1972.164
People
Edward Steichen, American (Luxembourg 1879 - 1973 West Redding, Conn., USA)
Title
Harmonica Riddle
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, contact sheet
Date
c. 1921
Places
Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/285309

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver or palladium print (per the inscription on the verso)
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, upper left to upper right, graphite: 69 [circled] Harmonica Riddle France c. 1921
    Palladium print
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: ?
  • inscription: verso, lower left, oriented horizontally, black crayon: 1-6-12

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edward Steichen, Redding, Connecticut, sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1973. The disposal date is correct despite accession number (see artist's file). This image was found by Davis Pratt in January 1973 in a storage cabinet at the artist's home in Redding, Connecticut during a weekend visit by Pratt, who purchased this image and two others.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Copyright
© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
P1972.164
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Masterful Points of View, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/25/1979 - 05/30/1979

Verification Level

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