Ancient Beauty

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Artist/Maker	Barbara Nessim (artist)
Place of origin	New York (City) (made)

Collage of a model's head

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Category	Collages
Object type	Collage
Title	Ancient Beauty (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	collage Collage
Brief description	Ancient Beauty, Model Project material, 2009 by Barbara Nessim
Physical description	Collage of a model's head
Dimensions	Width: 216mm Height: 297mm
Marks and inscriptions	The title, artist signature and date 6/09 are inscribed on the reverse of the collage
Gallery label	Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life (V&A, 2013; Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 2014-15) 1. Ancient Beauty 2. Historical Glance 3. InVision 4. Young Icon 5. Runway Runner Studies for The Model Project 2008-09 In 2008 Nessim collaborated with the photographer Karl Rudisill on The Model Project. The aim was to examine ideas about beauty, desire and women’s relationship with fashion. She later used Rudisill’s photographs of model Kimberly Lamb as the basis for collages. The accompanying book records the photo shoot and Nessim’s simultaneous drawings, as well as the collages. Collage Museum nos. E. 71 to 75-2013
Credit line	Given by the artist
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.75-2013

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Record created	November 23, 2012
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1257749/ancient-beauty-collage-barbara-nessim/

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