Susan Meiselas

Mistress Catherine After the Whipping, The Versailles Room, Pandora's Box, New York
1995

A person wearing a sparkling top and seated on a golden throne-like chair in a luxurious room with red carpet, ornate curtains, and a large classical painting in the background. In the foreground, a person is kneeling with their back to the camera, wearing a dark, full-head mask with pointed ears.
A person wearing a sparkling top and seated on a golden throne-like chair in a luxurious room with red carpet, ornate curtains, and a large classical painting in the background. In the foreground, a person is kneeling with their back to the camera, wearing a dark, full-head mask with pointed ears.

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Date
1995

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 × 23 15/16in. (50.8 × 60.8 cm) Image: 15 3/4 × 23 9/16in. (40 × 59.8 cm)

Accession number
2002.97

Edition
6/30

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.

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