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Lena on the Bally Box, Essex Junction, Vermont
Lena on the Bally Box, Essex Junction, Vermont

Lena on the Bally Box, Essex Junction, Vermont

Artist Susan Meiselas (American, born 1948)
Date1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 x 17 13/16 inches (30.15 x 45.26 cm)
Sheet: 16 x 20 inches (40.64 x 50.8 cm)
Mat: 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2011.7.9
SignedOn back in pencil: "Lena on The Bally Box / Essex Junction, Vermont, 1973 / from 'Carnival Strippers'." Signed in pencil by artist
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DescriptionImage of a woman wearing bikini standing on a platform at a carnival sideshow, surrounded by onlookers. A man with microphone stands beside her.
Copyright© Susan Meiselas / Magnum Photos
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