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Pirkle Jones

Sunset District and Pacific Ocean, San Francisco
Recent Acquisition

Description

Maker

Pirkle Jones (1914, Shreveport, Louisiana - 2009, San Rafael, California)

Title

Sunset District and Pacific Ocean, San Francisco

Year

1951

Medium

  • gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 24.6 x 33.5 cm (9 11/16 x 13 3/16 inches); Sheet: 40.7 x 50.7 cm (16 x 19 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: On verso of mat, adhered typewritten paper: Center "Pacific Ocean, Sunset District,/ San Francisco, 1951"

Inscription: On verso of mat, rubber stamped ink: Center "PIRKLE JONES/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ 2279- 40th AVENUE/ SAN FRANCISCO 16, CALIF."

Inscription: On verso of mat, in rubber stamped ink: Center "PIRKLE JONES/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ 663 LOVELL AVE./ MILL VALLEY, CALIF. 94941"

Signature: On verso of mat, in ink: Center "[signed] Pirkle Jones"

Inscription: On verso of mat, rubber stamped in ink: LL [inside a rectangle] "PHOTOGRAPH/ FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE/ ROBERT K. BYERS AND DOROTHY J. BYERS/ 1969 TRUST/ CARMEL VALLEY, CA 93924/ ACQUIRED FROM THE ARTIST/ PRINT NUMBER"; handwritten in ink "DJ- 1"

Inscription: On verso of mat, in graphite: LR "47-0110"; LR corner "5"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Smith Glasson in honor of Tsugumi Maki's appointment as RISD Museum Director

Object Number

2024.66.2

Type

  • Photographs

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Pirkle Jones (1914, Shreveport, Louisiana - 2009, San Rafael, California)
Sunset District and Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, 1951
Gelatin silver print
Image: 24.6 x 33.5 cm (9 11/16 x 13 3/16 inches)<br>Sheet: 40.7 x 50.7 cm (16 x 19 15/16 inches)
Gift of Smith Glasson in honor of Tsugumi Maki's appointment as RISD Museum Director 2024.66.2

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