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Face and Sandpaper

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1940

Artist:

Nathan Lerner
American, 1913–1997

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Nathan Lerner

Title

Face and Sandpaper

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date

Made 1940

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Umarked recto; inscribed verso, upper right, in graphite: "59-5"; verso, center, in graphite: "montage without scissors [underlined] / "Face + Sandpaper" / Nathan Lerner /1940 / M [encircled]"; inscribed and stamped verso, lower center, in graphite and black ink: "1940 [graphite] / © Photo By Nathan Lerner / All Rights Reserved [stamped in black ink] / 8 x 10 [graphite]"; inscribed verso, along bottom edge, in black ink and graphite: "54 [encircled/black ink] / Sandpaper and Face #40.2.1 INV 2252 [graphite]"

Dimensions

Image: 25.1 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

Reference Number

2001.635

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