Model wearing Vionnet evening gown with 'Brouette' by Oscar Dominguez
Photograph
1937 (made)
1937 (made)
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This photograph by Man Ray shows a model lounging in a padded wheelbarrow, combining elements of glamour and absurdity in a manner typical to the Surrealist movement. The dress is by couturier Madeleine Vionnet and the wheelbarrow by Oscar Dominguez, a Surrealist artist. The wheelbarrow is padded with sumptuous satin as if it were a sofa, an example of the Surrealist interest in combining the mundane with the unexpected.
Object details
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| Title | Model wearing Vionnet evening gown with 'Brouette' by Oscar Dominguez |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print on paper |
| Brief description | Photograph by Man Ray, gelatin silver print, 1937 |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph showing a model resting in a wheelbarrow |
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| Object history | Included in 'Shots of Style' exhibition at the V&A, 1982. |
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| Summary | This photograph by Man Ray shows a model lounging in a padded wheelbarrow, combining elements of glamour and absurdity in a manner typical to the Surrealist movement. The dress is by couturier Madeleine Vionnet and the wheelbarrow by Oscar Dominguez, a Surrealist artist. The wheelbarrow is padded with sumptuous satin as if it were a sofa, an example of the Surrealist interest in combining the mundane with the unexpected. |
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| Accession number | PH.240-1985 |
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| Record created | January 17, 2008 |
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