What becomes a legend most?
Poster
1977 (made)
1977 (made)
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Black and white image of Martha Graham, Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn all wearing black furs. Martha Graham, who is on the left, is seen in half-length and appears to be seated, wears a coat with 'jewelled' or brocade collar and cuffs. Fonteyn is similarly seated on the right, a black fur coat draped around her shoulders, which are exposed. Nureyev stands behind Fonteyn, her right hand clasped in both of his; he wears a black fur hat. Above them is the inscription, 'What becomes a legend most?' and at the bottom, 'Blackglama / Blackglama is the world's finest natural dark ranch mink bred only in America by the Great Lakes Mink Men'.
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Title | What becomes a legend most? (series title) |
Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph |
Brief description | "What Becomes a Legend Most?" (Martha Graham, Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn), ad campaign for Blackglama mink coats, USA, 1978 |
Physical description | Black and white image of Martha Graham, Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn all wearing black furs. Martha Graham, who is on the left, is seen in half-length and appears to be seated, wears a coat with 'jewelled' or brocade collar and cuffs. Fonteyn is similarly seated on the right, a black fur coat draped around her shoulders, which are exposed. Nureyev stands behind Fonteyn, her right hand clasped in both of his; he wears a black fur hat. Above them is the inscription, 'What becomes a legend most?' and at the bottom, 'Blackglama / Blackglama is the world's finest natural dark ranch mink bred only in America by the Great Lakes Mink Men'. |
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Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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Other number | LS.650 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.185-2004 |
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Record created | February 6, 2006 |
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