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Fred R. Archer
Self-Portrait1946

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Sepia-toned portrait photograph, a man holds a large view camera up to his face, one eye visible through the lens, dramatically lit from the left

Fred R. Archer, Self-Portrait, 1946, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Fred R. Archer
United States, 1889-1963
Title
Self-Portrait
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1946
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 14 15/16 × 12 3/16 in. (37.94 × 30.96 cm) Primary support: 14 15/16 × 12 3/16 in. (37.94 × 30.94 cm) Secondary support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm) Mat: 23 3/4 × 20 in. (60.33 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection
Accession Number
AC1992.197.5
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Sobieszek, Robert and Deborah Irmas. the camera i: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection. Los Angeles: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1994.
Copyright
© Fred R. Archer Estate

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