Merida Market
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage, sheet, mount: 10 5/8 × 7 1/4 inches (27 × 18.42 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt
Object number2018.62.14
SignedArtist's stamp with signature on mount verso, center, in black ink with pencil: "PHOTOGRAPH / BY / AUERBACH-PORTER / Ellen Auerbach"
InscribedArtist's stamp on mount verso, top, in black ink with black pen: "PHOTOGRAPH / By / ELIOT PORTER / No. 25-36 / Titled Merida market"
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "142-PA086";
On mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "rmg17031".
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DescriptionImage of dolls displayed on a chicken wire wall; a woman is seated behind. Two are identical with blond hair, rosy cheeks, and dresses with red tops and patterned bottoms.ProvenanceDr. Seth and Erin Neubardt, Rye, NY;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© 1990 Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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