Photograph
ca.1978 (photographed)
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On display at V&A South Kensington
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F| Artist/Maker | |
| Place Of Origin |
A black and white photograph of a sculpture of a horse in Boboli Gardens, Florence.
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| Materials and Techniques | Gelatin-silver print from a negative made with a Diana camera |
| Brief Description | Photograph by Amy Bedik, untitled photograph of a sculpture of a horse in Boboli Gardens, Florence, gelatin-silver print from a negative made with a Diana camera, Florence, ca. 1978 |
| Physical Description | A black and white photograph of a sculpture of a horse in Boboli Gardens, Florence. |
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| Marks and Inscriptions | '19 July 1980, For Chris - with very best wishes. Amy Bedik' and 'F.11/16 175' (Signed and inscribed on the back in pencil) |
| Production | The Diana was a cheap 'disposable' camera with a plastic lens. The poor qualities of the lens are visible in the 'fall off' and pin cushioning effect seen on this print. Such 'deficiencies' were particularly prized for a period in the 1970s and were used as methods of drawing attention to the mediated nature of a medium usually considered to have highly immediate qualities. |
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| Bibliographic Reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990 |
| Collection | |
| Accession Number | E.3184-1990 |
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| record created | February 23, 2009 |
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