Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Studio of Raphael Menconi, New York City
Object Number:
1952.443
Date:
c. 1932
Medium:
Black, white and gray chalk, and charcoal on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. ( 47.6 x 34.9 cm )
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in charcoal: "E.P.CHRYSTIE"
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Punnett Chrystie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
