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Bra Window

Series TitleIn Search of Myself
Artist Arthur Siegel (American, 1913 - 1978)
Date1951
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 × 6 13/16 inches (25.4 × 17.3 cm)
Mount: 15 × 12 inches (38.1 × 30.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2202
SignedSigned and dated on mount verso, center, in blue ben: "Arthur Siegel / '51"
InscribedOn mount verso, center, in blue pen: "Series / In Search of Myself / 47 [circled] / Bra Window".
MarkingsOn mount recto, lower left, in pencil: :1 of 3, AS" [circled]; On mount recto, lower right, in pencil: ASE239"; On mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "5" [circled]; On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "5" [circled].
Edition/State/Proofed. 1/3
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DescriptionImage of a woman wearing a long dark coat and hat standing in front of a bra display window. A busy street scene appears in the background.Gallery Label
Reflections of shoppers and passersby mingle with merchandise inside this store. After the deprivation of the Great Depression and rationing during World War II, America saw an economic boom following the war. As consumerism soared, photographers like Arthur Siegel used reflections in window displays to explore the blurring relationships between culture, identity, and consumption in the United States.
Provenance
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 2000;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© Estate of Arthur Siegel
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