The Machine Worker in Summer
Photograph
1937 (photographed), ca. 1990 (printed)
1937 (photographed), ca. 1990 (printed)
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A mounted colour photograph of a nude woman seated before a sewing machine. A long swath of sheer fabric is passing through the machine. A birdcage is suspended in the upper right corner. Flowers farame the top edge of the frame.
Object details
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| Title | The Machine Worker in Summer (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | dye transfer print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Madame Yevonde, 'The Machine Worker in Summer' (model Joan Richards)', 1937, modern dye transfer print, ca. 1990 |
| Physical description | A mounted colour photograph of a nude woman seated before a sewing machine. A long swath of sheer fabric is passing through the machine. A birdcage is suspended in the upper right corner. Flowers farame the top edge of the frame. |
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| 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. |
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| Associated object | PROV.1648-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.3383-2018 |
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| Record created | September 12, 2018 |
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