American Rural Baroque, Chair

Artist Ralph Steiner (American, 1899 - 1986)

Date1929; printed 1977

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (19.05 x 24.13 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.2208

InscribedSignature Signed in artist's hand Back of Print

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DescriptionImage of a front porch with a wicker rocking chair that casts a shadow on the house. On the right side of the frame is a wooden beam that extends beyond the frame at the top and bottom.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

20th-Century Photographs from the Hallmark Photographic Collection. Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA, January 10 –February 22, 1981, no cat.

Masters of 20th-Century Photography from the Hallmark Collection. Waterloo Municipal Galleries, Waterloo, IA, May 2 -June 13, 1982, no cat.

20th-Century Works from the Hallmark Photographic Collection. Cottey College, Nevada, MO, January 9-27, 1984, no cat.

Provenance

Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1978;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

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