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William Klein
Backstage, J.P. Gaultier, Paris1984

Not on view
High-contrast black and white photograph of a crowd of people in motion, figures blurred by slow shutter speed, in a dimly lit indoor space

William Klein, Backstage, J.P. Gaultier, Paris, 1984, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Virginia Zabriskie, digital image © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
William Klein
United States, New York, New York City, born 1928
Title
Backstage, J.P. Gaultier, Paris
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1984
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 11 9/16 × 17 5/8 in. (29.3 × 44.7 cm) Primary support: 15 11/16 × 19 13/16 in. (39.85 × 50.3 cm) Secondary support: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm) Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 60.96 cm) Frame: 20 3/4 × 24 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (52.71 × 62.87 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia Zabriskie
Accession Number
M.91.303.2
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Martineau, Paul. Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2018.
Copyright
© William Klein / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY