Carl Van Vechten

Dorothy Dow as Susan B. Anthony
1947

A black and white photograph of a woman in profile with her eyes closed, featuring dramatic lighting that casts shadows on her face. She wears a dark dress with a lace collar and is set against a background of geometric patterns.
A black and white photograph of a woman in profile with her eyes closed, featuring dramatic lighting that casts shadows on her face. She wears a dark dress with a lace collar and is set against a background of geometric patterns.

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Date
1947

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 6 13/16in. (24.4 × 17.3 cm) Image: 9 5/8 × 6 13/16in. (24.4 × 17.3 cm)

Accession number
2013.158

Series
The Mother of Us All

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/44209

Carl Van Vechten
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