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Reclining Woman, Coney Island 1940

Photograph
1975 (printed), 1940 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph depicting woman in a bathing suit reclining in the sea. The woman is wearing a cross on a chain around her neck.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleReclining Woman, Coney Island 1940 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
Photograph by Lisette Model, 'Reclining Woman, Coney Island 1940', gelatin-silver print, Coney Island, New York, photographed 1940, printed 1975
Physical description
A black and white photograph depicting woman in a bathing suit reclining in the sea. The woman is wearing a cross on a chain around her neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.9cm
  • Width: 50.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Lisette Model' (Signed in ink on the back)
  • (Impressed on the back with the photographer's stamp)
  • 'SG/1303/0' (Numbered in pencil)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.1512-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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