Mirror of Venus
Poster
ca. 1966? (made)
ca. 1966? (made)
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Poster-size print of one of 113 photographs from 'Mirror of Venus' by Wingate Paine, from a book made in 1966 (text by Francoise Sagan and Federico Fellini). This black and white image features a girl standing in water against a backdrop of a tree. She is wearing a sleeveless checked dress with a belt tied into a bow at the front. She is holding her dress up in her left hand and her right hand hangs down to almost touch the water.
Object details
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| Title | Mirror of Venus (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster-size print of photograph from 'Mirror of Venus' by Wingate Paine, from a book made in 1966. |
| Physical description | Poster-size print of one of 113 photographs from 'Mirror of Venus' by Wingate Paine, from a book made in 1966 (text by Francoise Sagan and Federico Fellini). This black and white image features a girl standing in water against a backdrop of a tree. She is wearing a sleeveless checked dress with a belt tied into a bow at the front. She is holding her dress up in her left hand and her right hand hangs down to almost touch the water. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Ruth and Joseph Bromberg in memory of their son Michael |
| Production | book published 1966, date of this print uncertain but forms part of a collection of 1960s and 1970s posters acquired by the V&A |
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| Accession number | E.606-1999 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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