Susan Meiselas

Before the Show, Tunbridge, Vermont
1974

A black and white photograph capturing a group of people looking intently towards the right, with a partial view of a nude figure in the foreground on the right side. The group appears engaged and focused, with various expressions of curiosity and interest. The setting seems informal, possibly at an event or gathering.

A black and white photograph capturing a group of people looking intently towards the right, with a partial view of a nude figure in the foreground on the right side. The group appears engaged and focused, with various expressions of curiosity and interest. The setting seems informal, possibly at an event or gathering.

Not on view

Date
1974

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8in. (27.6 × 35.2 cm) Image: 7 3/4 × 11 1/2in. (19.7 × 29.2 cm)

Accession number
2000.34

Series
Carnival Strippers

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Susan Meiselas, Magnum Photos, New York.

API
artworks/12558

Exhibitions

Carnival Strippers: Photographs by Susan Meiselas

May 26–Sept 9, 2000

Susan Meiselas
14 works in the collection

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