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John Collins
Comb1935

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Black and white photograph of an ivory plastic comb casting long parallel tooth shadows across a pale surface, lit dramatically from the upper left

John Collins, Comb, 1935, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, digital image © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
John Collins
Title
Comb
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1935
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (24.13 × 19.37 cm) Primary support: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.64 cm) Secondary support: 13 × 12 1/16 in. (33.02 × 30.64 cm) Mat: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.64 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.89.15.1
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© artist or artist's estate

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