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Ruth Bernhard
Teapot1975, printed 1975 or later

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a severely dented metal teakettle, dramatically lit from above, set against a swirling smoky background
Artist or Maker
Ruth Bernhard
Germany, Berlin, active United States, 1905-2006
Title
Teapot
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1975, printed 1975 or later
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/2 × 12 11/16 in. (26.6 × 32.23 cm) Primary support: 10 1/2 × 12 11/16 in. (26.6 × 32.23 cm) Secondary support: 15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.48 × 50.8 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.211
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
Reproduced with the permission of the Ruth Bernhard Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. © Trustees of Princeton University.

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