A black-and-white photograph of a distorted face superimposed over the shadow of an octopus hovering above a crowd of people.

Hearst over the People

Barbara Morgan (1900-1992)

Date

1939, printed 1972
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Object Format

Photomontage
Dimensions

Image: 10 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.
Mount: 16 x 19 1/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. signed in negative: Barbara Morgan
Mount, Recto:
l.l. titled in graphite: HEARST OVER THE PEOPLE
l.r. signed and dated in graphite: Barbara Morgan--1939
Mount, Verso:
c. in ink: HEARST OVER THE PEOPLE--1939 (photomontage) \ Barbara Morgan
c. [rubber stamp]: COPYRIGHT PHOTO \ Not To Be Reproduced \ Without Written Permission \ BARBARA MORGAN \ 120 High Point Road \ Scarsdale, New York 10584 \ WHEN USED IN ANY MEDIA \ CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN: \ PHOTOGRAPH BY BARBARA MORGAN \ NO ARBITRARY CROPPING MAYBE [sic] DONE
c. in graphite: 10-3/4 x 13-3/8 on 16 x 19"
c.r. in ink: Archivally Printed--1972/B.B.M.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P1974.21.4
Copyright

© Barbara and Willard Morgan photographs and papers, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

Location: Off view

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