Artichoke, Halved

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Edward Weston

Title

Artichoke, Halved

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1930

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, on mount, lower right, below image, in graphite: "EW1930"; printed and typed verso, on sticker affixed to mount, center, in black ink: "The Photographs of Edward Weston / A comprehensive series of 830 photographs selected by Edward / Weston in 1953 as representative of his life’s work, and printed / under his direction by Brett Weston. / This print is one of an edition of six from the negative. / No. [printed] 28V [typed] / Title [printed] Artichoke Halved, 1930 [typed]”

Dimensions

Image/paper: 19 × 23.5 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.); Mount: 34 × 39.4 cm (13 7/16 × 15 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Max McGraw

Reference Number

1959.666

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