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Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree
Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree

Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree

Artist Barbara Morgan American, 1900–1992
Date1945, printed 1970s
MediumGelatin-silver printt
Dimensionsimage:16 3/4 x 13 in. (42.5 x 33 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGift of Richard and Lois Zakia
Object number2001.6.10
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated 1945, printed 1970s; collection of the artist. Richard and Lois Zakia, Apex, NC; given to NCMA, 2001.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Rhythmic Vitality: Photographs by Barbara Morgan,” September 30, 2017–January 28, 2018.
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