Sommer, Frederick. Paracelsus, 1959. gelatin silver print, waxed, from a paint on celluloid negative, Image: 35.4 x 26 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1996.294. Copyrighted.

Paracelsus

1959

Frederick Sommer

Frederick Sommer (American, 1905–1999)

Photography

Paracelsus, 1959. Frederick Sommer (American, 1905–1999). Gelatin silver print, waxed, from a paint on celluloid negative; image: 35.4 x 26 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1996.294

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Sommer, Frederick
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: gelatin silver print, waxed, from a paint on celluloid negative
Medium: gelatin, silver, print, waxed, from, paint, celluloid, negative
Dimensions: Image: 35.4 x 26 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "FS.077.5"; "Paracelsus 1959 / Frederick Sommer [signed] "; "100.026"
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 1996.294
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art (6/24/07 - 9/16/07) and Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittburgh, PA (10/3/2009 - 1/3/2010); "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art", no exhibition catalogue.
Rights Statement: Copyrighted

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