The Milky Way

Artist Frederick Sommer (American, born Italy, 1905 - 1999)

Date1949

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (19.05 x 24.13 cm)
Mount: 12 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (31.12 x 36.2 cm)
Mat: 12 3/8 x 14 3/8 inches (31.43 x 36.51 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2007.21.27

Inscribedverso (in pencil): "Frederick Sommer 1949"

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DescriptionOriginal mount; image shows cut-out illustration of a group of four warrior figures situated against a textured black-and-white backdrop. One of the figures lies horizontally at the feet of the others.

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