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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1973.30
People
George Krause, American (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania born 1937)
Title
Saints and Martyrs Series
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1963-1972
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/285332

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sight: 12.2 x 17.8 cm (4 13/16 x 7 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: George Krause
  • inscription: inscribed in graphite on the verso of the mount: George Krause

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
George Krause, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1973.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Accession Year
1973
Object Number
P1973.30
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
Krause began this series in 1963 while on an assignment for Sports Illustrated to photograph amateur boxing in Mexico.

Exhibition History

  • Contemporary Photographers I, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/15/1971 - 05/16/1971

Verification Level

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