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H. Y. Summons
South Africa1922 - 1939, printed 1922 - 1939

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a grand cobblestone plaza flanked by classical stone buildings, with scattered figures and an equestrian statue in the distance

H. Y. Summons, South Africa, 1922 - 1939, printed 1922 - 1939, 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
H. Y. Summons
Title
South Africa
Place Made
South Africa
Date Made
1922 - 1939, printed 1922 - 1939
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (21.27 × 16.51 cm) Primary support: 9 1/16 × 7 in. (23.02 × 17.78 cm) Secondary support: 14 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (37.78 × 30.16 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.2181
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography

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