Uncle Doug Ambrose
c. 1938
American 20th Century
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print (real photo postcard)
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 13.8 × 8.9 cm (5 7/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
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Accession Number
2023.39.232
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
by unknown hand, lower center of negative: B-202 / UNCLE "DOUG" AMBROSE. INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS. / CIVIL WAR SLAVE AT LEWIS TURPENTINE STILL / AND PLANTATION. BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: 24.4.KAX / AF322