A black and white photograph of fragments of posters.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The black and white photograph shows an area of a wall where multiple posters have been pasted. Only fragments of the posters remain and are unevenly torn leaving only individual letters or parts of words visible. A black shape obscures a section of the right side and a wide line of black extends slightly to the left and down to the bottom edge.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.255
People
Alexander Hammid, American (Linz, Czechoslovakia 1907 - 2004 New York, NY)
Title
Paris
Other Titles
Former Title: Untitled (shredded posters superimposed with portrait)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1939, printed 1987
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/338163

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
23.7 x 19.9 cm (9 5/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
sheet: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Verso, bottom edge, in graphite: AP 1/3 Alexander Hammid

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
2011.255
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1310 Surrealism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/30/2017 - 10/19/2017

Subjects and Contexts

  • Analog Culture

Verification Level

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