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Proof of progress is that at long last I again can load my camera

Photograph
ca. 1959 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Life Magazine (photographers)
Eisenstaedt, Alfred (photographer)

An unmounted black and white photograph of a woman with short fair hair (Margaret Bourke-White) wearing glasses, loading a Rolleiflex camera.

Object details

Categories
The Royal Photographic Society
Photographs
Portraits
Woman Photographer
Object type
photograph
Titles
  • Proof of progress is that at long last I again can load my camera (assigned by artist)
  • Story of Miss Bourne-White's fight against Parkinson's disease, published in LIFE MAGAZINE, June 1959. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
chlorobromide print
Paper
Photography
Chloro Bromide Process
Brief description
Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 'Proof of progress is that at long last I again can load my camera', chlorobromide print, ca. 1959
Physical description
An unmounted black and white photograph of a woman with short fair hair (Margaret Bourke-White) wearing glasses, loading a Rolleiflex camera.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 35.9cm
  • Paper width: 28.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
RPS inventory label, Life Magazine Copyright ink stamp, attributed, titled' (paper label, ink, pencil, verso, paper)
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
Object history
Photographs featured in Life Magazine June 22, 1959 and August 17, 1959, alongside an article written by Margaret Bourke-White, titled ' Famous Lady's Indomitable Fight' - detailing her experiences with Parkinson's Disease. Acquired May 1963.
Subjects depicted
Cameras
Margaret Bourke-White
Other numbers
  • 9922 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 2003-5001/2/24430 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • E.2 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.996-2024

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Record createdApril 25, 2024
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1778369/proof-of-progress-is-that-photograph-eisenstaedt-alfred/
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