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Gordon Coster
[Triptych for Bissell Weisert Co.]circa 1940s

Not on view
Sepia-toned panoramic photograph of a curved, glass-fronted building interior at night, with a lit room containing an upright piano visible through large plate-glass windows
Gelatin silver print, a man in work clothes and a flat cap bends over a surface covered with animal carcass heads, handling one closely; studio photographer's imprint visible at lower right.
Gelatin silver print of a large group of uniformed men standing in formation outdoors, watching several figures climb a tall metal scaffolding structure, open flat terrain and cloudy sky in the background.
Gelatin silver print of two workers in white coats and caps butchering a carcass on a low table, with a row of hanging dressed carcasses filling the background.

Gordon Coster, [Triptych for Bissell Weisert Co.], circa 1940s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mark Story, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Gordon Coster
Title
[Triptych for Bissell Weisert Co.]
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1940s
Medium
(3) gelatin-silver prints
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/4 x 19 in. (15.88 x 48.26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mark Story
Accession Number
AC1996.195.5.1-.3
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Estate of Gordon Coster