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Chambered Nautilus

1947

Carlotta M. Corpron

Associated Names

Carlotta M. Corpron

Artist, American, 1901 - 1988

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Richard Smooke in honor of Sarah Greenough
Dimensions

image/sheet: 5.4 × 6.6 cm (2 1/8 × 2 5/8 in.)
mount: 12.7 × 10.1 cm (5 × 4 in.)
Accession Number

2026.35.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Los Angeles; (Marshall Productions Inc., Los Angeles); NGA purchase, 2026.

Associated Names

Marshall Productions Inc.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower center on mount in graphite: Carlotta M Corpron

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