San Cristobal
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage, sheet, mount: 10 1/2 × 7 7/16 inches (26.67 × 18.85 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.32
SignedArtist's stamp with signatures, on mount verso, center, in black ink with black and blue pen: "PHOTOGRAPH / BY / AUERBACH-PORTER / Eliot Porter / Ellen Auerbach"
InscribedStamp on mount verso, top, in black ink with black pen: "PHOTOGRAPH / No. 32-7 / Title San Cristobal"
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "294-PA004";
On mount verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "RMG 4092";
On mount verso, center, in black ink: "32-7";
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "108" [circled].
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DescriptionImage of a figure wearing a burgundy hat and white satin garment inside of an intricately carved alter with flowers and candles.ProvenanceDr. Jack and Judy Stern, 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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