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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1982.32
People
Edward Steichen, American (Luxembourg 1879 - 1973 West Redding, Conn., USA)
Sinclair Lewis
Title
Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) [for Vanity Fair, April 1934]
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
contact sheet, photograph
Date
1932
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/285312

Physical Descriptions

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 center to upper right, graphite: SINCLAIR LEWIS for "VANITY FAIR"
    N.Y.C., 1932 V.F. April 1934
  • inscription: recto: Sinclair Lewis V.F. 1244-5
  • inscription: verso, lower right, blue ink: 61-9009
  • inscription: verso, lower left, oriented horizontally, graphite: 175
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 2239
  • label: verso, 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
P1982.32
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions

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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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