Edward Steichen

Maurice Chevalier Does a Song and Dance, New York
1929

A black and white photograph of a smiling man in a suit and bow tie, tipping his hat, with his shadow projected multiple times on the wall behind him, creating a dramatic effect.

A black and white photograph of a smiling man in a suit and bow tie, tipping his hat, with his shadow projected multiple times on the wall behind him, creating a dramatic effect.

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Date
1929

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 8in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 10 × 8in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Accession number
2012.235

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Richard and Jackie Hollander in memory of Ellyn Hollander

Rights and reproductions
© Conde Nast/ Getty Images

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