George Tooker, 5 St. Luke's Place

Identification and Creation

Object Number: P1996.99
People: George Platt Lynes, American (East Orange, N.J., USA 1907 - 1955 New York, N.Y., USA)
Title: George Tooker, 5 St. Luke's Place
Classification: Photographs
Work Type: photograph
Date: c. 1949
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/280157

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

24.2 x 19.4 cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

stamp: verso, upper center, black ink, stamp: GEORGE PLATT LYNES 145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK
inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 13
inscription: verso, lower left, red ink: COLLECTION OF PAUL CADMUS [in an oval]
inscription: verso, lower left to lower center, blue ink: George Tooker (at St. Luke's Pl.) circa 1949

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Paul Cadmus.
G. W. Einstein Company, Inc., sold to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1996.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
Accession Year: 1996
Object Number: P1996.99
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

About Face: Artist's Portraits in Photography, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 07/19/1997 - 10/12/1997

Verification Level

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