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Identification and Creation

Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.459
People
Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY)
Title
Lens Paper
Classification
Artists' Tools
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/353882

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
10 × 15.3 × 0.3 cm (3 15/16 × 6 × 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman
Estate of Annalee Newman
The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Gift of the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
Copyright
© The Barnett Newman Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.459
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pad of lens paper with black binding. The cover has tears and folded corners. The cover page reads "CARL HALLE / 50 SHEETS / PRICE 15c /LENS PAPER / MADE IN USA / Special Quality for Use on Microscopes, Cameras and Binocular Lens / Distributed by / AUGUST WAELDIN, Inc. 10 MAIDEN LANE / NEW YORK CITY, N.Y." The first few sheets have been torn out, indicated by the jaggered perferated edges near the binding.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection