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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1982.26
People
Edward Steichen, American (Luxembourg 1879 - 1973 West Redding, Conn., USA)
Martha Graham
Title
Martha Graham (1894-1991) [for Condé Nast]
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1931
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/285372

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: recto, upper left to upper right: Martha Graham V.F. 1074-6
  • inscription: verso, upper left to upper center, graphite: 118 [circled] Martha Graham. New York 1931
  • inscription: verso, lower left, oriented horizontally, graphite: 285
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 2184

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
P1982.26
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • HAA 10 Survey Course (S421): The Western Tradition: Art Since the Renaissance (Fall 10 Rotation 3), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/12/2010 - 01/15/2011

Verification Level

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