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'Catherine Deneuve', January 1968

Photograph
January 1968 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white head-and-shoulders portrait of Catherine Deneuve. The photograph depicts Deneuve wearing a hat with a small plume on it; she is shown behind a stuffed flamingo.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'Catherine Deneuve', January 1968 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
'Catherine Deneuve', January 1968, gelatin-silver print, David Bailey
Physical description
Black and white head-and-shoulders portrait of Catherine Deneuve. The photograph depicts Deneuve wearing a hat with a small plume on it; she is shown behind a stuffed flamingo.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
  • Width: 24.4cm
Credit line
Given by the artist. Copyright David Bailey
Object history
David Bailey has long been one of the most famous commercial photographers in the world. He has worked for magazines and newspapers from Vogue to the Daily Telegraph, photographing most of the key cultural figures from the worlds of pop music, literature and theatre with a simple and dramatic style. He has remarked that his approach was inspired by the the style and free expression of working girls in dance halls. Bailey continues to have a successful and high profile career as a photographer and film maker.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
PH.186-1983

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Record createdJuly 28, 2003
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