The Way

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Artist/Maker	Francis Bruguière (photographer)
Place of origin	New York (photographed)

Gelatin silver print depicting Sebastian Droste in a film by the artist entitled 'The Way'. One of a set of nine photographs by the artist in a portfolio box, covered with a yellow woven fabric, with printed information about the photographs enclosed. Printed by George A. Tice and published by the Witkin Gallery in New York, 1977.

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Category	Photographs
Object type	Photograph
Title	The Way (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Gelatin silver print Gelatin Photography
Brief description	Photograph by Francis Bruguière entitled 'The Way' from an unfinished film by the artist featuring Sebastian Droste. New York, ca. 1923-25.
Physical description	Gelatin silver print depicting Sebastian Droste in a film by the artist entitled 'The Way'. One of a set of nine photographs by the artist in a portfolio box, covered with a yellow woven fabric, with printed information about the photographs enclosed. Printed by George A. Tice and published by the Witkin Gallery in New York, 1977.
Dimensions	Size of image height: 24cm Width: 18.5cm Dimensions from departmental notes
Credit line	Given by O. Blakeston
Object history	In his personal work Bruguière experimented with multiple exposure images, eventually producing a body of work intended for a film entitled 'The Way, in collaboration with the dancer Sebastian Droste. The film was never completed because of Droste's death.
Subjects depicted	Film Dance
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.990-1993

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Record created	March 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O204344/the-way-photograph-francis-bruguière/

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