id:			291533
accession number:	2016.543
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.543
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:52.495000

Mr. K (photo distortion of Nikita Khrushchev), c. 1959. Weegee (American, 1899–1968). Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped; image: 25.3 x 20.5 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.); paper: 25.3 x 20.5 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2016.543

title:				Mr. K (photo distortion of Nikita Khrushchev)
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creation date:			c. 1959
creation date earliest:		1955
creation date latest:		1964
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creditline:			Gift of George Stephanopoulos
copyright:			

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

* Weegee (American, 1899–1968)  - artist
American photographer, 1899-1968, born in Poland
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measurements: Image: 25.3 x 20.5 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 25.3 x 20.5 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Scratched in recto of photograph: “Mr. KK”
Written in pencil on verso: “Weegee/Fotograf/U.S.A.” 
Written in pencil on verso: “6500 DS”
Stamped in red ink on verso: “BILL-BL./22 SEP 1961” 
Written in pencil on verso: “[unidentified letters]-38”
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter
	opening date:   2019-02-10T05:00:00
	<i>Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-May 26, 2019).

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