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Collections

Hiromu Kira
The Thinkercirca 1924

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Car Culture
No image
Artist or Maker
Hiromu Kira
Japan, active United States, 1898-1991
Title
The Thinker
Date Made
circa 1924
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 10 5/16 × 13 1/4 in. (26.2 × 33.7 cm) Primary support: 10 5/16 × 13 1/4 in. (26.2 × 33.7 cm) Secondary support: 10 5/8 × 13 9/16 in. (27 × 34.4 cm) Secondary support (Tertiary): 14 7/8 × 16 3/4 in. (37.8 × 42.5 cm) Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 60.96 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation and Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1184
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.
  • Making Waves: Japanese American Photography, 1920-1940. Los Angeles: Japanese American National Museum, 2016.

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