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Call Number:

PH-00326

Collection Name:

Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs

Creator:

International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House

Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)

Prakapas Gallery

No. of Items:

12 photographs in 1 portfolio

Span Dates:

1978

Description:

Portfolio, entitled Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs, issued by the International Museum of Photography (Rochester) in conjunction with the Prakapas Gallery (New York, ), containing 12 individually matted gelatin silver prints of famous personalities by Nickolas Muray (American, born in Hungary, 1892-1965). The photographs were taken in the 1920s and the prints date to the 1960s. Titles follows.

980:0163:0001 -- Charlie Chaplin, Actor, 1924;
980:0163:0002 -- Ruth Draper, Actress, 1920s;
980:0163:0003 -- Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, Actors, 1929;
980:0163:0004 -- Martha Graham, Dancer, 1926;
980:0163:0005 -- Michio Ito, Dancer, circa 1921;
980:0163:0006 -- Gertrude Lawrence, Actress, 1920s;
980:0163:0007 -- Claude Monet, Artist, 1926;
980:0163:0008 -- (George Herman) Babe Ruth, Baseball Player, circa 1927;
980:0163:0009 -- Gloria Swanson, Actress, 1920s;
980:0163:0010 -- Loretta Young and Sisters: Sally Blaine and Polly Anne Young, 1920s ;
980:0163:0011 -- Nude Study, 1920s;
980:0163:0012 -- Nude Study from the Rear, 1920s.

Accession No(s):

980:0163:0001-0012

Location(s):

f TR 681 F3 M873 1960z HRC-P (980:0163:0001-0012)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Charlie Chaplin, Actor from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1924, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.7 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0001

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Ruth Draper, Actress from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1920s, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.7 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0002

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, Actors from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1929, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.5 x 19.7 cm; 9 3/5 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0003

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Martha Graham, Dancer from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1926, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.7 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0004

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Michio Ito, Dancer from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	circa 1921, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.5 x 19.6 cm; 9 3/5 x 7 7/10 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0005

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Gertrude Lawrence, Actress from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1920s, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.7 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0006

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Claude Monet, Artist from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1926, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.7 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0007

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	(George Herman) Babe Ruth, Baseball player from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	circa 1927, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.7 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0008

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Gloria Swanson, Actress from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1920s, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.7 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0009

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Loretta Young and Sisters: Sally Blaine and Polly Anne Young from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1920s, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.7 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0010

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Nude Study from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1920s, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.6 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 7/10 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0011

Artist/Maker	Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965 (1892 - 1965)
Title	Nude Study from the Rear from the portfolio Nickolas Muray: A Portfolio of Twelve Photographs
Date	1920s, printed 1978
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	24.6 x 19.7 cm; 9 7/10 x 7 4/5 in
Accession Number	980:0163:0012

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