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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.244
People
Alexander Hammid, American (Linz, Czechoslovakia 1907 - 2004 New York, NY)
Title
Maya
Other Titles
Former Title: Film production still portrait of Maya Deren (Deren illuminated by candlelight)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1942-1947, printed 1987
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337782

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
19.2 x 18.5 cm (7 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
sheet: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Verso, b.r., in graphite: Sasha Hamid

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Alexander Hammid, 1987, to; [Gary Schneider and John Erdman, New York] (1987-2011), gift/sale; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. Note: Printed in collaboration with the artist or the artist's estate and retained by Schneider/Erdman per agreement.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Schneider/Erdman Printer's Proof Collection, partial gift, and partial purchase through the Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Alexander Hammid
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.244
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Analog Culture

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