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I watched fascinated says Miss Bourke-White, when Dr. Cooper let her watch an operation like hers

Photograph
ca. 1958 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

An unmounted black and white photograph of a person wearing medical scrubs and a face mask, with their glasses hanging around their neck.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • I watched fascinated says Miss Bourke-White, when Dr. Cooper let her watch an operation like hers (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
Brief description
Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 'I watched fascinated says Miss Bourke-White, when Dr. Cooper let her watch an operation like hers', chlorobromide print, ca. 1958
Physical description
An unmounted black and white photograph of a person wearing medical scrubs and a face mask, with their glasses hanging around their neck.
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
Other numbers
  • 9918 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • E.2 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1000-2024

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Record createdApril 25, 2024
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