Can I Reach That Canteen Before I Die? Norman s. Los Angeles, Calif. Mohave
Artist
Unknown
Date1934
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 2 3/16 × 4 1/8 inches (5.56 × 10.49 cm)
Sheet: 2 3/4 × 4 7/16 inches (6.99 × 11.23 cm)
Sheet: 2 3/4 × 4 7/16 inches (6.99 × 11.23 cm)
Credit LineGift of Peter J. Cohen
Object number2015.9.343
Signednone
InscribedOn image recto, upper left, in blue pen: "Can I reach / that canteen / before I die? / Norman / [arrow pointing down towards man]";
On sheet verso, top, in blue pen: "Norman S. / Los angeles / Calif. / Mohave Desert / July '34"
MarkingsStamped on sheet verso, lower left corner, in black ink: "72";
On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "x"
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DescriptionImage of man lying in desert reaching for a canteen under a tree.
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