The Home of Porgy

The Home of Porgy

Photograph

George Henry High

Maker
American, b. 1864

The Home of Porgy

ca. 1930
Gelatin silver print
Image: 13 7/16 × 10 9/16 in. (34.2 × 26.9 cm)
Matted: 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 × 1/8 in. (50.7 × 40.5 × 0.3 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
1951.0002.0071
Inscriptions inscribed in pencil on mat recto, BL: The Home of Porgy
signed in pencil on mat recto, BR: George Henry High. F.R.P.S.
printed on applied label affixed to mat recto, BRC: 5
inscribed in red pencil on mat verso, TLC: 5 [circled]
printed and inscribed on applied label affixed to mat verso, TL: PHOTOGRAPHY / [logo] \ MEMBER OF \ CHICAGO CAMERA CLUB \ CCC / 137 N. WABASH AVE. \ CHICAGO, ILL. \ Number / Chloro-Bro \ TITLE The Home of Porgy \ G.H. HIGH, F.R.P.S. \ 137 N. WABASH AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.
printed on applied label affixed to mat verso, LC: [CCC logo] \ EXHIBITED \ at \ CHICAGO \ CAMERA \ CLUB \ by \ SPECIAL INVITATION \ DATE
inscribed in pencil on mat verso, BR: EHPC 2257-71 [sideways]
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