“The Long Winter Evenings.” Dress by Galanos. Anne Saint-Marie, New York. Harper’s Bazaar
Artist
Lillian Bassman
(American, 1917 - 2012)
DateOctober 1955; printed 1993
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 22 5/16 × 17 3/4 inches (56.67 × 45.09 cm)
Sheet: 23 13/16 × 19 7/8 inches (60.5 × 50.47 cm)
Sheet: 23 13/16 × 19 7/8 inches (60.5 × 50.47 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2018.49.1
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Lillian Bassman 1993"
InscribedTitled and editioned on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Harper's Bazaar / Ann St. Marie / #1/25"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, right edge, in pencil: "PF33332", "LBM-95";
On sheet verso, bottom edge, in pencil: "PF333332".
Edition/State/Proofed. 1/25
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionSoftly focused image of woman standing in profile wearing belted dress and holding a cigarette in her right hand. Her hair is pulled up and she wears teardrop earrings. Irregular vertical patches of gray and black fill the background.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© Lillian Bassman
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