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Paris. Saint Germain des Prés. Brasserie Lipp. 1969

Photograph
1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph depicting a girl in a quintessential 1960s white mini-dress, sitting on the terrasse of a cafe at Saint Germain des Prés in Paris. She is being regarded by an elderly lady who is reading a copy of the newspaper, Le Figaro.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleParis. Saint Germain des Prés. Brasserie Lipp. 1969 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Photograph
Brief description
Photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson depicting two women seated on a cafe terrasse at the Brasserie Lipp, Saint Germain des Prés. Paris, 1969.
Physical description
Photograph depicting a girl in a quintessential 1960s white mini-dress, sitting on the terrasse of a cafe at Saint Germain des Prés in Paris. She is being regarded by an elderly lady who is reading a copy of the newspaper, Le Figaro.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 53.2cm
  • Mount width: 38cm
  • Image height: 40cm
  • Image width: 30cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
PH.488-1978

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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