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Post Office, Gotts Island, ME
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Post Office, Gotts Island, ME

Artist Ellen Auerbach (American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Date1947
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 13/16 × 8 11/16 inches (14.81 × 22.07 cm)
Sheet: 6 1/8 × 9 inches (15.57 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt
Object number2018.62.8
SignedArtist's stamp with signature on sheet verso, center, in black ink with pencil: "PHOTOGRAPH / BY / ELLEN AUERBACH / Ellen Auerbach"
InscribedNumbered on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "26-2"; Titled and dated on sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "Post office, gotts Island, Me. / 1947"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "105-A053" / "O"; On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "19667"; On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "12."
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DescriptionImage of man wearing pants with suspenders and boots standing in doorway of building next to sign which reads "GOTTS ISLAND".Provenance

Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt, Rye, NY;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

Copyright© Ellen Auerbach Estate
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