O. Winston Link

signed, dated, and annotated in pencil and with the photographer's copyright/credit/reproduction rights stamp, numbered in pencil, on the reverse, framed, 1957, probably printed in 1986 (Steam, Steel & Stars, pp. 124-25)

The photographer to Robert Rauschenberg, New York

Bequest to the present owner from the above

This print, on matte-surface double-weight paper, is in generally very good condition. There are two sharp creases in the upper right portion of the image and one sharp crease in the lower right portion of the image, the last of which appears to break the emulsion. On the reverse, the print is annotated 'NW 1103 76,' 'PCFG 3 1/2,' 'Arat,' and '12-86' by the photographer in pencil. The print is also dated '12-86' by the photographer in pencil underneath his annotation 'Printed by' and signature in pencil. Based on these annotations, this photograph was likely printed in December of 1986. The copyright/credit/reproduction rights stamp is annotated 'NW1103' in pencil. The print is also annotated '36' and 'OWL .125' in an unidentified hand in pencil. There are some very light abrasions at each corner on the reverse, likely from hinging.
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