Parlourmaid and underparlourmaid ready to serve dinner
Artist
Bill Brandt
(English, born Germany, 1904 - 1983)
Date1936; printed ca. 1955
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 × 7 3/4 inches (22.86 × 19.69 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 8 inches (23.5 × 20.32 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 8 inches (23.5 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.61.2
SignedArtist’s stamp on sheet verso, center, in black ink: “BILL BRANDT”
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: “4 to 3” / “PF102144”;
On sheet verso, upper right, in red ink: “V…[covered by hinging tape]”.
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DescriptionImage of two women wearing identical dresses with white lace collars, aprons with wide straps, and white hats, which come down to cover their ears. They stand at the head of a dining room table with their arms behind their backs. The table is set with drinkware in multiple sizes and napkins ornately folded on top of the plates.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© The Bill Brandt Archive (represents the Estate of Bill Brandt)
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