Carl Van Vechten

(Portrait of an Actor in "Four Saints in Three Acts")
1934

A sepia-toned photograph of a woman's face partially obscured by shadows and surrounded by floral patterns and blooms. Her expression is serene and contemplative.

A sepia-toned photograph of a woman's face partially obscured by shadows and surrounded by floral patterns and blooms. Her expression is serene and contemplative.

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Date
1934

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 5/8in. (23.8 × 16.8 cm) Image: 9 3/8 × 6 5/8in. (23.8 × 16.8 cm)

Accession number
2013.161

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/44217

Exhibitions

Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection

Apr 2, 2016–Apr 2, 2017

Carl Van Vechten
17 works in the collection

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