Old Man Sitting in Corner of Piazza, Sicily, Italy

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Photo by John Bentham.
Old Man Sitting in Corner of Piazza, Sicily, Italy
Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1974
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (25.1 × 15.9 cm) Sheet: 10 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas
Object number2014.8.46
Not on view
DescriptionVintage print.
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Provenance 2014: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas.
Markings Stamps: "MAGNUM PHOTO LIBRARY PRINT NEW YORK. LOG REF: 29112 [upside down] TO BE RETURNED" on verso at center in blue ink; "SICILY" on verso at upper right in black ink; "©Leonard Freed Magnum Photos Inc." on verso at upper right side in purple ink; "VINTAGE PRINT" on verso at lower center in black ink.
Signature Signed "Leonard Freed" on verso.
Inscribed "1974 Sicily Italy-" on verso at lower left in pencil; "LFSIC-II 5000" on verso at upper right in pencil; "12905" on ink stamp on verso in pencil; "14 12 7 6-64 [upside down]" on verso at center in pencil.
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