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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1982.38
People
Edward Steichen, American (Luxembourg 1879 - 1973 West Redding, Conn., USA)
Title
Elsa Maxwell Party [for Condé Nast?]
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, contact sheet
Date
c. 1930
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/285375

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, upper center, graphite: Elsa Maxwell Party
  • inscription: recto: written along right-side of image "858-38"
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: U5 - 20
  • inscription: verso, lower right, oriented vertically, graphite: 2262
  • inscription: verso, lower right, oriented vertically, graphite: 858

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
P1982.38
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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