Gene Smith's Stairway, 821 6th Avenue, New York
Artist
David Vestal
(American, 1924 - 2013)
Date1965
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 15/16 × 13 5/16 inches (22.68 × 33.81 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joseph Chazan, M.D.
Object number2016.72.13
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "David Vestal";
Artist's stamp on sheet verso, center, in black ink: "DAVID VESTAL / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED".
InscribedTitled and dated on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "GENE SMITH'S STAIRWAY / 821 6th AVENUE / NEW YORK, 7/1965";
On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "PRINT / 11/1965".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "ID56 POP PHOTO OCT [crossed out]" / "868" [ printer's marks];
On sheet verso, top, in pencil: "CAT NY 65-868-4285-914" / "7 9/16 (TAKE IN OVERALL [?]) HEIGHT X WIDTH / Height to come" [crossed out];
On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "RMG23269";
On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "6555-6 / P592";
On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "6555-9", "P/592";
On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "3977/3 [crossed out]".
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Terms
Purchased from Robert Mann Gallery, New York by Dr. Joseph Chazan, Providence, RI;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Estate of David Vestal
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