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The Kiss (Primary Title)

John Brook, American, active 20th century (Artist)

1960, printed no later than 1965
American
Photographs
Works On Paper
Gelatin silver print
Photography
Mount: 18 × 14 in. (45.72 × 35.56 cm)
Image: 9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.45 × 19.37 cm)
65.31.14
Not on view
Photography in the Fine Arts exhibition stamp in red ink on mount verso: "PFA EXHIBIT III" Typed paper label affixed to mount verso: " 'The Kiss' / Original Photograph by/ John Brook". Reproduction limitation stamp in red ink on mount verso: "For Reproduction only/ in connection with the project/ 'Photography in the Fine Arts'/ and for exhibition reviews. / Ivan Dmitri, Director / 230 Park Ave., New York 17 N.Y.” Photography in the Fine Arts World's Fair Exhibition stamp in black ink on mount verso: "Photography in the Fine Arts/ World's Fair Exhibition -1965".
Inscribed in red ink on mount verso: “55 [encircled]".
John Barton Payne Fund
"Photography in the Fine Arts, Exhibit III, and Worlds Fair Exhibition” Minneapolis Institute of Arts (travelled), 1965.

"Kodak Pavilion, World's Fair," New York, NY 20 May - 16 June, 1965.

TEAMS exhibition PH-6 "Photography in the Fine Arts: Director's Choice" 1967-1984.

"Photography in the Fine Arts," New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
"Photography in the Fine Arts, Exhibit III,", Metropolitan Museum of Art, (New York: Sunday Review, 1965).
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