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Sea Breeze

Photograph
July 1978 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour photograph depicting a female figure's neck and ear. She wears a multi-coloured earring stud, and a beach and sea scene can be seen behind her hair.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSea Breeze (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
C-type print
Brief description
Photograph by Suzanne Dworsky, 'Sea Breeze', Cape Cod, MA., C-type print, 1978
Physical description
Colour photograph depicting a female figure's neck and ear. She wears a multi-coloured earring stud, and a beach and sea scene can be seen behind her hair.
Dimensions
  • Sheet length: 32.7cm
  • Sheet width: 26cm
Style
Gallery label
Gallery 100, 2016-17: Suzanne R. Dworsky (born 1929) ‘Sea Breeze’ 1978 In the 1960s and ’70s, photographers began to embrace colour as a legitimate medium for fine art photography. This closely cropped photograph focuses attention on the girl’s youthful skin and rainbow earring. The flyaway strands of hair on the nape of her neck shimmer in the sun. C-type print Museum no. Ph.756-1980
Credit line
Purchase
Collection
Accession number
PH.756-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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