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Gulf Oil, Port Arthur, Texas

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1941

Artist:

Edward Weston
American, 1886–1958

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Edward Weston

Title

Gulf Oil, Port Arthur, Texas

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1941

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; verso of print unchecked; inscribed verso, on mount, along upper edge, in graphite: E Weston 1941 Gulf Oil, Port Arthur, Texas / [illegible] / 51.211"; verso, on mount, lower left, in graphite: "51.211 / RX352"

Dimensions

Image/paper: 19.2 × 24.2 cm (7 9/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 45.6 cm (14 1/16 × 18 in.)

Credit Line

Peabody Fund

Reference Number

1951.211

Extended information about this artwork

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