collection owner: Kurt Schwitters

Printed copies of photographs of Kurt Schwitters and his family and friends, mounted on card with captions

Printed copy of a photograph of Kurt Schwitters, Edith Thomas and another woman in Ambleside

Mounted on card with a caption.

Created by
Unknown person(s)
Date
Date not known
Medium
Black and white print, mounted
Dimensions
124 x 75 mm (print), 330 x 230 mm (mount)
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Title
Printed copies of photographs of Kurt Schwitters and his family and friends, mounted on card with captions
Date
Date not known
Medium
Black and white print, mounted
Dimensions
330 x 230 mm
Description
Photographs feature: Kurt Schwitters, his mother Henriette, and Edith Thomas, and they were taken in various locations including Norway and Ambleside.
Format
Photograph - print
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Edith Thomas, 1972.
Reference
TGA 7212/20
Installation art Merz

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