Proud father holding child on lap
Proud father holding child on lap

© Estate of Mike Disfarmer

Proud father holding child on lap
Proud father holding child on lap

Currently not on view

Proud father holding child on lap,

1936

Mike Disfarmer, American, 1884–1959
2016-500

Information

Title
Proud father holding child on lap
Dates

1936

Maker
Mike Disfarmer
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 7.9 × 5.4 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/8 in.) sheet: 9.6 × 7 cm (3 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jon Ungar, Class of 1982, and Nicky Ungar
Object Number
2016-500
Place Made

North America, United States, Arkansas, Heber Springs

Inscription
The Meyer Studio and date stamps on verso
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Subject
infants, fathers, men, figures (representations), portraits

Unknown family in or around Heber Springs, Arkansas; purchased by Michael Mattis, early 2000s; acquired by Jon Ungar, c. 2005; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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