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The sisters of Cecil Beaton in London
The sisters of Cecil Beaton in London

The sisters of Cecil Beaton in London

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)
Date1932
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 5/8 × 9 1/4 inches (29.53 × 23.5 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.66.72
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"
InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1932"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in blue pen: "The sisters of Cecil Beatow in London 1932"
MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "12"
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DescriptionImage of two young women in matching floor length gowns standing next to stone railing and looking out onto the yard where sunlight streams through the leaves of the trees.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Alfred Eisenstaedt / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images
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