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Andreas Feininger
Shell Studycirca 1940, printed circa 1940

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a large striped shell balanced on a piece of driftwood, with bold diagonal bands of black and white across its glossy, rounded surface

Andreas Feininger, Shell Study, circa 1940, printed circa 1940, 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
Andreas Feininger
France, 1906-1999
Title
Shell Study
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1940, printed circa 1940
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (33.34 × 25.72 cm) Primary support: 13 1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (33.34 × 25.72 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.767
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Estate of Andreas Feininger