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A color photograph of a luna moth suspended from a green leaf.
A color photograph of a luna moth suspended from a green leaf.

Luna Moth

Jeannette Klute (1918-2009)

Object Details

  • Date

    1952-1954

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Dye imbibition print

  • Dimensions

    15 5/8 x 12 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.r. signed in black ink: J. Klute

    Verso:

    u.l. in graphite: [Roman numeral 2] 068 [circled]

    u.r. in black ink: 40 [squared]

    c. signed in black ink: Jeannette Klute \ Luna moth

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of James D. Gollin

  • Accession Number

    P1999.36

  • Copyright

    © Jeannette Klute

Additional details

Location: Off view
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