The Generals of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Convention, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC

Artist Richard Avedon (American, 1923 - 2004)

Date1964

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 47 1/2 × 59 inches (120.65 × 149.86 cm)
Mount: 50 × 61 inches (127 × 154.94 cm)
Framed: 51 1/2 × 62 1/2 × 2 1/4 inches (130.81 × 158.75 × 5.72 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2018.28.1

SignedSigned on verso, in black ink: "[signature] 5/7"

Inscribednone

Markingsnone

Edition/State/Proofed. 5/7 + 2 A.P.s

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DescriptionImage of a group of women dressed in sleeveless gowns with gloves that extend over their elbows. Satin sashes are draped across their bodies. In the front row, two women are seated while one woman stands in between them facing the back row of standing women.Provenance

Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

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