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Dovima with the Elephants - evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955
Richard Avedon, born 1923 - died 2004 - Enlarge image
Dovima with the Elephants - evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (Print made in 1981., photographed)
- Date:
August 1955 (photographed)
1981 (printed) - Artist/Maker:
Richard Avedon, born 1923 - died 2004 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gelatin-silver print
- Credit Line:
Copyright Richard Avedon, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
- Museum number:
PH.26-1985
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Place of Origin
Paris, France (Print made in 1981., photographed)
Date
August 1955 (photographed)
1981 (printed)
Artist/maker
Richard Avedon, born 1923 - died 2004 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Height: 129.3 cm, Width: 103.3 cm
Object history note
Richard Avedon has transformed fashion photography and portraiture alike, creating an instantly identifiable aesthetic which has influenced countless others. His ‘signature’ large format studio portraits of politicians, writers and artists render the sitters "symbolic of themselves", as he put it. His use of stark white backgrounds and life-size printing places viewers in a new relationship to the photographic image - a physical and almost confrontational one. His ability to create visual tension and surprise through unexpected contrasts is unparalleled.
Descriptive line
Avedon, Richard. 'Dovima with the Elephants - evening dress by Dior', Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955. Published in American Harper's Bazaar, September 1955.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Claire Wilcox, ed. The Golden Age of Couture. Paris and London 1947 - 1957 London:V&A Publications, 2007. 224p. ISBN: 9781851775200 (hbk); 9781851775217 (pbk).
Exhibition catalogue
Exhibition History
The Golden Age of Couture. Paris and London 1947 - 1957 (Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville 18/06/2010-12/09/2010)
The Golden Age of Couture. Paris and London 1947 - 1957 (Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec 04/02/10-25/04/2010)
The Golden Age of Couture. Paris and London 1947 - 1957 (Hong Kong Heritage Museum 29/05/2009-28/09/2009)
The Golden Age of Couture. Paris and London 1947 - 1957 (Bendigo Art Gallery 07/12/2008-22/03/2009)
The Golden Age of Couture. Paris and London 1947 - 1957 (Victoria and Albert Museum 22/09/2007-06/01/2008)
Subjects depicted
Women; Evening dress; Elephant
Categories
Photographs; Fashion
Collection code
PDP
