Harvard Art Museums > P1972.164: Harmonica Riddle Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Harmonica Riddle (Edward Steichen) , P1972.164,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/285309. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number P1972.164 People Edward Steichen, American (Luxembourg 1879 - 1973 West Redding, Conn., USA) Title Harmonica Riddle Classification Photographs Work Type contact sheet, photograph Date c. 1921 Places Creation Place: Europe, France Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/285309 Physical Descriptions Medium Gelatin silver or palladium print (per the inscription on the verso) Technique Gelatin silver print Dimensions sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: verso, upper left to upper right, graphite: 69 [circled] Harmonica Riddle France c. 1921 Palladium print inscription: verso, center, graphite: ? inscription: verso, lower left, oriented horizontally, black crayon: 1-6-12 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edward Steichen, Redding, Connecticut, sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1973. The disposal date is correct despite accession number (see artist's file). This image was found by Davis Pratt in January 1973 in a storage cabinet at the artist's home in Redding, Connecticut during a weekend visit by Pratt, who purchased this image and two others. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, National Endowment for the Arts Grant Copyright © The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 1972 Object Number P1972.164 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History Masterful Points of View, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/25/1979 - 05/30/1979 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
