Nude and Projection

Front / Recto

Title Nude and Projection
Negative Date 1947
Print Date 1947–55
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions Image 9 3/4 × 7 11/16" (24.7 × 19.6 cm)
Sheet 9 15/16 × 7 15/16" (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Place Taken Chicago
Credit Line Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
MoMA Accession Number 1861.2001
Copyright © Estate of Arthur Siegel

Mount Type No mount
Marks and Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, bottom left: G80 024. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, bottom left: Box 19. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, bottom right: ICH; 15966.
Provenance The artist, Chicago; by inheritance to the artist's estate (Adam Siegel and Ezra Siegel), 1978 [1]; to Edwynn Houk Gallery, Chicago, 1981 [2]; to Stephen Daiter Photography & Books, Chicago, 1989 [3]; purchased by Thomas Walther, May 21, 1996 [3]; given to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001.
[1] Matthew Ortiz (Edwynn Houk Gallery), e-mail to Maria Morris Hambourg, April 30, 2014.
[2] Ibid.; MacGill/Walther 2001(4), p. 13; and Lucas Zenk (Stephen Daiter Gallery), letter to Audrey Sands, September 12, 2013.
[3] MacGill/Walther 2001(4), p. 13; and Ortiz, e-mail to Hambourg.
[3] Ibid.; and Stephen Daiter Photography & Books invoice no. 86-00027, May 21, 1996, annotated with Daiter accession no. 001298.

Surface Sheen Semireflective
Techniques Enlargement
PTM

Detail view of the recto of the artwork made using reflectance transformation imaging (RTI) software, which exaggerates subtle surface details and renders the features of the artwork plainly visible. Department of Conservation, MoMA
Micro-raking

Raking-light close-up image, as shot. Area of detail is 6.7 x 6.7 mm. Department of Conservation, MoMA

Raking-light close-up image, processed. Processing included removal of color, equalization of the histogram, and sharpening, all designed to enhance visual comparison. Department of Conservation, MoMA

Format Imperial
Weight Double weight
Thickness (mm) 0.34
UV Fluorescence Recto negative
Verso negative
Fiber Analysis Softwood bleached sulfite
Softwood bleached sulfite 99%
Hardwood bleached sulfite 1%
Material Techniques Developing-out paper
XRF
This work was determined to be a gelatin silver print via X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry.

The following elements have been positively identified in the work, through XRF readings taken from its recto and verso (or from the mount, where the verso was not accessible):
- Recto: P, S, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ag, Ba
- Mount: Al, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ba
The graphs below show XRF spectra for three areas on the print: two of the recto—from areas of maximum and minimum image density (Dmax and Dmin)—and one of the verso or mount. The background spectrum represents the contribution of the XRF instrument itself. The first graph shows elements identified through the presence of their characteristic peaks in the lower energy range (0 to 8 keV). The second graph shows elements identified through the presence of their characteristic peaks in the higher energy range (8 to 40 keV).

Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Al, P, S, Ca, Ag, Ba

Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Zn, Sr, Ag