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Polar Bears Bathing on Hot Day, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, July 25, 1938
Polar Bears Bathing on Hot Day, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, July 25, 1938

Polar Bears Bathing on Hot Day, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, July 25, 1938

Artist Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 - 1964)
Date1938
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 inches (19.21 × 25.4 cm)
Mat (exhibition): 15 × 18 inches (38.1 × 45.72 cm)
Framed (Hallmark): 15 1/4 × 18 1/4 × 1 inches (38.74 × 46.36 × 2.54 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4427
SignedOn image recto, lower left, blindstamp: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / CARL VAN VECHTEN"
InscribedNone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionA Polar Bear, lying on his back in the water, in the Brooklyn Zoo.
Copyright© Carl Van Vechten Trust
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