Edward Steichen

Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney for "Vanity Fair"
1931

A black and white portrait of a seated woman looking directly at the camera with a slight, enigmatic smile. She has short, wavy hair and is wearing a dark V-neck dress with a light-colored brooch. The woman is resting her arm on an upholstered chair with a floral pattern. The photo has a vintage quality, with a border that includes handwritten numbers and text along the bottom edge.

A black and white portrait of a seated woman looking directly at the camera with a slight, enigmatic smile. She has short, wavy hair and is wearing a dark V-neck dress with a light-colored brooch. The woman is resting her arm on an upholstered chair with a floral pattern. The photo has a vintage quality, with a border that includes handwritten numbers and text along the bottom edge.

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Date
1931

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm) Image: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)

Accession number
2012.238

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
© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/42560

Exhibitions

Edward Steichen in the 1920s and 1930s: A Recent Acquisition

Dec 6, 2013–Feb 23, 2014

Edward Steichen
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