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Lewis Baltz
The Protecting Veil1993, printed 1994

Not on view
Color photograph, extreme close-up of a pale-skinned face with dark-lined eyes and vivid red lips, partially covered by a translucent red-tinted veil, against a crimson background
Artist or Maker
Lewis Baltz
Artist or Maker
Anneliese Varaldiev
Title
The Protecting Veil
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1993, printed 1994
Medium
Dye destruction print
Dimensions
Frame: 50 5/8 × 65 × 1 1/2 in. (128.59 × 165.1 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
"photo l.a." Fund
Accession Number
AC1994.48.1
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© J. Paul Getty Trust