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Talent

Artist David Robbins (American)
Date1986
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsEach (sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 inches (25.24 × 20.16 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.46.1-18
SignedBlack stamp on sheet verso, bottom, in black ink: "David Robbins"
InscribedSee individual records for name printed on image recto; Editioned and initialed on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "87/100 DR"
MarkingsStamp on sheet verso, lower left, in black ink: "James J. Kriegsmann / PHOTOGRAPHER / OF CELEBRITIES / 165 WEST 40TH STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10036"; Stamp on sheet verso, bottom, in black ink: "TALENT"
Edition/State/Proofed. 87/100
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionSet of 18 black-and-white head shots with subjects' names printed on image recto.
CopyrightThis work is copyrighted. Contact the copyright holder for permission to reproduce.
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