The Kiss

Artist William Mortensen (American, 1897 - 1965)

Dateca. 1930

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 6 3/16 × 5 3/4 inches (15.72 × 14.61 cm)
Mount (1): 6 13/16 × 6 1/4 inches (17.3 × 15.88 cm)
Mount (2): 12 3/16 × 8 7/8 inches (30.96 × 22.54 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.2797

SignedArtist's stamp on mount 2 recto, lower right, in red ink: "WM"

InscribedTitled in negative, upper right, in black: "THE KISS"

MarkingsOn mount 2 verso, upper left, in pencil: "WMO 004"

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DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print; Image of a man and woman's face; kissing. "The Kiss" written above them.

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