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Electrocution

Artist William Vandivert (American, 1912 - 1989)
Date1935
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 5 11/16 × 7 1/4 inches (14.45 × 18.42 cm)
Mount: 5 11/16 × 7 1/4 inches (14.45 × 18.42 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3050
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, center, in black pen: "T5"; On mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "3" [circled]; On mount verso, bottom, in black pen: "↑ 1/2" "; On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "P5.352.002.93"
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionImage of an execution in the electric chair.Exhibition History
Surveillance. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. September 16, 2016 – January 29, 2017, no cat.
Provenance
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1993;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
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