Surreal portrait of Diana Churchill
Photographic Print
1940 (published)
1940 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Gelatin silver print (small), 'Surreal portrait of Diana Churchill', photograph by Angus McBean, 1940.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Surreal portrait of Diana Churchill (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photography |
| Brief description | Gelatin silver print (small), 'Surreal portrait of Diana Churchill', photograph by Angus McBean, 1940 |
| Physical description | Gelatin silver print (small), 'Surreal portrait of Diana Churchill', photograph by Angus McBean, 1940 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Picture produced "In my manner" / For a 5 page article in Picture Post / called "How to photograph a beauty" / it led to a great roo and the British / journal of Photography calling me "A Charlatain [sic] + no photography" / they has later to publicly apologise / & we are now the best of friends! / The picture is of Diana Churchill / which led Dr Goebals to publish it on the cover of Paris Match titles / "The Beautiful but wayward daughter / of Winston Churchil" [sic] - she is, of / course, no relation / copyright Angus McBean' (Written on verso ) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Gelatin silver print (small), 'Surreal portrait of Diana Churchill', photograph by Angus McBean, 1940. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.4191-2013 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2013 |
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