Moholy-Nagy, László
American (b. Hungary, 1895-1946)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Dolls, 1926
PUBLISHED TITLE: Two dolls

1926
gelatin silver print
48.6 x 38.4 cm.
Museum Purchase; ex-collection Sybil Moholy-Nagy
GEH NEG: 8089
81:2163:0010

OLD GEH NUMBER: 4685-10

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Haus, Andreas. --Moholy-Nagy: Photographs and Photograms.-- New York: Pantheon Books, 1980. pg. 61.//
This image was part of GEH's submission to Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) in 1999.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY: "Photographs and Paintings by Moholy-Nagy", US, NY, Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery, October 21 - November 26, 1978.//

INSCRIPTION: verso-(in pencil) "One of the best known photographs of Moholy made 15 years ago. He translated the value..." (in ink) "Photo L. Moholy=Nagy Ascona 1926" "'Dolls' 1926"

NOTES: Catalogued 3/95, DZ. Alternate title from --Moholy-Nagy: Photogrtaphs and Photograms--. "The dolls of Oskar Schlemmer's daughters." [Hattula Moholy-Nagy, November 1986]

SUBJECT: artifact, dolls