Carl Van Vechten

(Scene from "Four Saints in Three Acts")
1934

A vintage black and white photograph depicting three individuals in theatrical costumes on a stage set. On the left, a person wearing a shiny, silver cape and trousers gestures towards the center, where another individual is kneeling on the ground, dressed in a flowing white gown and a headpiece, looking up with an expressive pose. To the right, a third person stands with one hand raised, also clad in an elaborate white costume with a wide-brimmed hat, engaging with the central figure. The backdrop features metallic-looking foliage, and the overall scene suggests a dramatic moment in a play or performance.
A vintage black and white photograph depicting three individuals in theatrical costumes on a stage set. On the left, a person wearing a shiny, silver cape and trousers gestures towards the center, where another individual is kneeling on the ground, dressed in a flowing white gown and a headpiece, looking up with an expressive pose. To the right, a third person stands with one hand raised, also clad in an elaborate white costume with a wide-brimmed hat, engaging with the central figure. The backdrop features metallic-looking foliage, and the overall scene suggests a dramatic moment in a play or performance.

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Date
1934

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 13 5/8in. (27 × 34.6 cm) Image: 10 1/2 × 13 1/2in. (26.7 × 34.3 cm)

Accession number
2013.154

Series
Four Saints in Three Acts

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Collection of Philip Taaffe

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/44205

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