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Frida Kahlo in her bed

Photograph
1952 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Freund, Gisèle (photographer)
Place of origin
Mexico (photographed)

Square-format black and white photograph of Frida Kahlo in her bed.


Object details

Category
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
TitleFrida Kahlo in her bed (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
Photograph 'Frida Kahlo, wife of Rivera, a painter herself' (Frida Kahlo in her bed)', 1952, by Gisèle Freund, gelatin-silver print
Physical description
Square-format black and white photograph of Frida Kahlo in her bed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20cm
  • Width: 19.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Frida Kahlo, wife of Rivera, a painter herself. (Textual information; English; Handwritten; Reverse)
  • Mexican painters: Frida Kahlo passes most of her days in her bedroom; she is suffering from the consequences of an accident she had in her youth. (picture title; English; Typed; Reverse)
  • John Hillelson Agency (Distributor's identification; English; Stamped; Reverse)
Credit line
Given by John and Judith Hillelson
Subject depicted
Kahlo, Frida
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.85-2003

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Record createdMay 12, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O80660/frida-kahlo-in-her-bed-photograph-freund-gisèle/
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