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Ruth Bernhard
Classic Torso With Hands1962

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a nude figure seated with knees drawn to chest, arms crossed over legs, cropped from collarbone to feet
Artist or Maker
Ruth Bernhard
Germany, Berlin, active United States, 1905-2006
Title
Classic Torso With Hands
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1962
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/8 × 8 13/16 in. (33.97 × 22.38 cm) Primary support: 13 3/8 × 8 13/16 in. (33.97 × 22.38 cm) Secondary support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm) Mat: 22 × 18 in. (55.88 × 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.209
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
Reproduced with the permission of the Ruth Bernhard Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. © Trustees of Princeton University.

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