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Lillian Gish as Ophelia

Photograph
1936 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Black and white photograph depicting a woman wearing a loose white dress, holding a willow branch over her head by a lake.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLillian Gish as Ophelia (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bromide print
Brief description
Photograph by Edward Steichen, 'Lillian Gish as Ophelia', bromide print, illustration for 'Vanity Fair', 1936
Physical description
Black and white photograph depicting a woman wearing a loose white dress, holding a willow branch over her head by a lake.
Dimensions
  • Image width: 271mm
  • Image height: 348mm
  • Paper width: 274mm
  • Paper height: 352mm
Style
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Other numbers
  • XRP529 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • Steichen Exhibition Box 1 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 2003-5001.2.20614 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1471-2017

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Record createdJune 5, 2017
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