A Blindfold Chess Match Between Grandmaster George Koltanowski, Fredrick Kiesler, and Alfred Barr

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Anonymous

Title

A Blindfold Chess Match Between Grandmaster George Koltanowski, Fredrick Kiesler, and Alfred Barr

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1945

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper center, in graphite: "back turned; / The professional / chess player / Bon [?] (who played / blindfolded)"; verso, center, in black ink: "46." [written over illegible number in blue ink]; verso, lower center, in graphite: "Fritzie Kiesler [illegible]"; verso, along bottom edge, in blue ink: "Blindfolded / chess match between ^ [below] grand master [above] George [illegible/crossed out] Koltanowski / (Back to camera) and Frederick Keisler ^ [below] (left) / Alfred Barr."

Dimensions

Image/paper: 10.2 × 10 cm (4 1/16 × 3 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Patricia and Frank Kolodny in memory of Julien Levy

Reference Number

1990.565.35

Extended information about this artwork

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