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ferrotyped, partial annotation 'his hand if you' in pencil on the reverse, framed, Buhl Collection and Guggenheim Museum exhibition labels on the reverse, late 1940s - early 1950s

James Danziger Gallery, New York, 1995

New York, Guggenheim Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection, June - September 2004, and 4 other international venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)

Palm Beach Photographic Centre, In Good Hands: Selected Works from the Buhl Collection, March 2011

Middletown, Delaware, Warner Gallery at St. Andrew's School, In Good Hands: Selected Works from the Buhl Collection, October - November 2011

Jennifer Blessing, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Guggenheim Foundation, 2004), pp. 122 and 253 (this print)

This early ferrotyped print, on single-weight paper, is in generally excellent condition. When examined in raking light, several characteristics resulting from the ferrotyping process are visible: uneven coverage, tiny pitting of the surface, and faint, barely visible scratches. On the reverse of the print, there are two very small paper tape remnants in the lower corners, as well as a pale yellow deposit of indeterminate nature. These do not affect the image.
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