Date of Origin: 1923, as indicated by item.
Description of item: Print of photograph on paper. Photograph depicts two persons standing amidst bushes. Subjects appear to be standing outside in a farm environment, as indicated by barns in the background. One subject is centered in the composition – an older adult male in overalls, a wide-brimmed hat, and glasses. The other subject is situated behind the first subject and behind the bushes, in the viewer’s left of the composition – an older female in a collared garment, their left hand gripping an upcropping of the bushes. On the back of the item is a stamp and a written inscription. The top line of text left by the stamp is illegible, but below the top line is printed the number 545 as well as a line of text reading “ELIZABETH. N.J.” in sans-serif font. Handwritten inscription is written in pencil and reads “May 30, 1923.”
Provenance: Originally family collection, contextual information from surrounding documents indicates initial ownership by H.E. Dow. Between 1923 and 2022, photographs wound up in possession of auction house in Michigan as part of a collection of family ephemera. Collection of photographs containing this item was purchased from auction house by eBay user gk.unglaublich. Collection of photographs containing this item was purchased from eBay user gk.unglaublich by artist on April 23, 2022.
Collection: Private, property of artist.
Unarchive date: July 24, 2022. Introduced to extreme concentration hydrogen peroxide solution.