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Frederick Sommer
The Thief Greater Than His Loot1955

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a vertical mixed-media relief: a standing figure with vein-like legs, a pale mesh-covered rounded form covering the torso, and diagonal strips of bark or wood, on a weathered, torn ground
Artist or Maker
Frederick Sommer
Italy, Angri, active United States, 1905-1999
Title
The Thief Greater Than His Loot
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1955
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (24.13 × 17.62 cm) Primary support: 9 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (24.13 × 17.62 cm) Secondary support: 15 1/8 × 12 5/16 in. (38.42 × 31.27 cm) Mat: 18 × 14 in. (45.72 × 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.88.141.1
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography