Water tower, El Indio, Texas
Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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Title | Water tower, El Indio, Texas |
Date | March 1939 |
Medium | Gelatin silver print |
Dimensions | Image: 9 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (24.2 × 18.4 cm) Sheet: 10 × 8 1/4 in. (25.4 × 20.9 cm) |
Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.68 |
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts the upper third of a water tower in the center of the composition surrounded by clear sky. A depiction of a Native American wearing a headdress in profile is painted on the water tower and to the right, text reads, "El Indio".
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