id:			171647
accession number:	2014.412
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.412
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:41.130000

Jean Genet, writer, New York City, 3-11-70, 1970. Richard Avedon (American, 1923–2004). Gelatin silver contact print; paper: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Tom E. Hinson and Diana S. Tittle in memory of Rice A. Hershey and Wilbur J. Markstrom 2014.412 © The Richard Avedon Foundation

title:				Jean Genet, writer, New York City, 3-11-70
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creation date:			1970
creation date earliest:		1970
creation date latest:		1970
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creditline:			Gift of Tom E. Hinson and Diana S. Tittle in memory of Rice A. Hershey and Wilbur J. Markstrom
copyright:			© The Richard Avedon Foundation

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	gelatin silver contact print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1951-Present
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Richard Avedon (American, 1923–2004)  - artist

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measurements: Paper: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Stamped in black ink on verso: “Richard Avedon warrants and represents that, aside/from the signed and numbered photographs in these/series, (Marlborough Gallery, 9-10-75) no other orig-/inal prints of these photographs will be made by him/or under his authority except for a limited number of/prints made solely in connection with museum ex-/hibitions./This original photograph may not be reproduced, by/this or any subsequent  purchases without written/permission of the photographer./Copyright © 1975 by Richard Avendon/all Rights Reserved./neg. no. 14 [written in black ink]/edition of 50 [written in black ink] number 6 [written in black ink]/Jean Genet, writer/New York City, 3-11-70
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	inscription:	Written in black ink on verso: “Avedon (signed)”
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	inscription:	Commercially imprinted throughout verso: “Agfa”
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	inscription:	Imprinted in lower right corner on recto of photo: “BVLFJA”
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PROVENANCE

	(Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY)
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	Unknown owner.
	date: 1976-?
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	Wilbur J. Markstrom [1930-2012] and Rice A. Hershey [1933-2009], Cleveland, OH
	date: 1980s-2010
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	Tom E. Hinson and Diana S. Tittle, Truth or Consequences, NM
	date: 2010-2014
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 1, 2014
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