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shelf with letters

Photograph
23/03/1974 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Polaroid (publisher)
Sudek, Josef (photographers)
Place of origin
Lucerne (canton) (printed)

Monochrome print on photographic paper depicting three female figurines and a candlestick on a shelf holding back a stack of disordered letters and postcards. Further papers can be seen on the right of the image and a piece of cloth is hanging behind against the wall. The photographers name is printed under the image on the left.

Object details

Categories
The Royal Photographic Society
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
Titleshelf with letters (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photography
Brief description
Photographic print by Josef Sudek, 'shelf with letters', 1974
Physical description
Monochrome print on photographic paper depicting three female figurines and a candlestick on a shelf holding back a stack of disordered letters and postcards. Further papers can be seen on the right of the image and a piece of cloth is hanging behind against the wall. The photographers name is printed under the image on the left.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 440mm
  • Paper width: 330mm
Marks and inscriptions
'23/III 72 J. Sudek' (Handwritten in ink on paper below image.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
RPS.3165-2018 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • ABL P12 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 15570 - Royal Photographic Society number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.3165:10-2018

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Record createdAugust 10, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1458041/shelf-with-letters-photograph-sudek-josef/
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