The Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, 1890

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

John Szarkowski

Title

The Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, 1890

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 1954–1956

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, on mount, upper center, in graphite: "see over"; recto, on mount, left center to left of image, in graphite: "9 1/4" [arrows pointing in opposite directions up and down on either side next to image]; recto, on mount, lower center, below image, in graphite: "7 9/16" [arrows pointing in opposite directions side to side on either side below image]; recto, on mount, lower left, below image, in graphite: "74 [encircled] see over"; recto, on mount, below image, in graphite: "115 / 68-133 [encircled]"; stamped recto, on mount, below image, lower right, in red ink: "57078"; inscribed verso, on mount, upper right, in graphite: "SZ.190 / page 133"; verso, on mount, right center, in graphite: "see over"; verso, on mount, lower left, in graphite: "4 11/16" [arrows on either side opposite directions up and down]; verso, on mount, lower center, in graphite: "5 7/8" [arrows on both sides pointing in opposite directions side to side]; verso, on mount, lower left, in graphite: "75 [encircled] / see over"; verso, on mount, lower right, in graphite: "116 / 69-134 [encirlced]"; stamped verso, on mount, lower right, in red ink: "57078"

Dimensions

Image/paper: 23.9 × 19.5 cm (9 7/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Mount: 45.9 × 36.2 cm (18 1/8 × 14 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Mary and Leigh Block Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2001.445

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.