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Edward Steichen
Isadora Duncan In The Parthenon1921

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of massive ancient stone columns with a small silhouetted figure in a long robe, arms raised, standing in a bright archway opening to open sky
Artist or Maker
Edward Steichen
Luxembourg, active United States, 1879-1973
Title
Isadora Duncan In The Parthenon
Place Made
Greece
Date Made
1921
Medium
Palladium print
Dimensions
Image: 9 × 7 in. (22.86 × 17.78 cm) Primary support: 9 × 7 in. (22.86 × 17.78 cm) Secondary support: 15 13/16 × 13 1/2 in. (40.16 × 34.29 cm) Mat: 19 7/8 × 15 13/16 in. (50.48 × 40.16 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.2027
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.
Copyright
© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York