Margaret De Patta

a unique object, mounted, signed and dated in pencil on the mount, 1939

Collection of the photographer's husband, Eugene Bielawski

Acquired from the above, 1989

Oakland Museum of California, Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta, February - May 2012; and traveling to:

New York, Museum of Arts and Design, June - September 2012

Ursula Ilse-Neuman and Julie M. Muniz, Space, Light, Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta (Museum of Arts and Design and Oakland Museum of California, 2012), p. 43 (this print)

This unique photogram is on double-weight paper with a subtle surface sheen. Silvering is visible overall in raking light. Upon very close examination, a few pin-point-sized, rust-colored deposits (possibly foxing) are visible. The print is lifting from the mount along its right edge and corners. This photogram is mounted to slick, off-white board. There is excess yellowed adhesive on the mount at the print's periphery. There is minor soiling at the mount's edges, and the upper corners are creased. On the reverse of the mount, 'MDP 124' and '3' (circled) are written in an unidentified hand in pencil and ink. Modern frame backing, with a 'Space-Light-Structure' exhibition label, accompanies this photograph.
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