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Eye and Finger, Chicago

A work made of gelatin silver print, no. 9 from the portfolio "nathan lerner fifteen photographs: 1935-1978" (1978).

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print, no. 9 from the portfolio "nathan lerner fifteen photographs: 1935-1978" (1978).

Date:

1940, printed 1984

Artist:

Nathan Lerner (American, 1913–1997)
printed under the artist’s supervision by the Chicago Albumen Works

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Nathan Lerner

Title

Eye and Finger, Chicago

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1940

Medium

Gelatin silver print, No. 9 from the portfolio "Nathan Lerner Fifteen Photographs: 1935-1978" (1978)

Edition

12 of 45

Dimensions

Image: 40 × 30.2 cm (15 3/4 × 11 15/16 in.); Paper: 50.4 × 40.6 cm (19 7/8 × 16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg

Reference Number

1991.1119.9

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