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Collections

Musya S. Sheeler
Still Life With Thorn Cactus1949

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a thorny potted plant backlit by a window, with a decorative plate and glass apothecary jar on a wooden table

Musya S. Sheeler, Still Life With Thorn Cactus, 1949, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Musya S. Sheeler
Title
Still Life With Thorn Cactus
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1949
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (23.9 × 18.3 cm) Primary support: 9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (23.9 × 18.3 cm) Secondary support: 14 1/16 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.94 cm) Mat: 19 × 15 15/16 in. (48.2 × 40.48 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1811
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography