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Bill Brandt
Parlour Maid & Under Parlour Maidcirca 1933, printed 1975

Not on view
Black and white photograph of two women in matching domestic uniforms — dark dresses, white aprons, and white caps — standing behind a formally set dining table with glassware and a floral centerpiece

Bill Brandt, Parlour Maid & Under Parlour Maid, circa 1933, printed 1975, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Bill Brandt
Title
Parlour Maid & Under Parlour Maid
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1933, printed 1975
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/8 × 11 1/2 in. (34 × 29.21 cm) Primary support: 13 3/8 × 11 1/2 in. (34 × 29.21 cm) Secondary support: 19 × 15 in. (48.2 × 38.1 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 1/16 in. (60.96 × 50.96 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.288
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
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