Ruth Bernhard Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. © Trustees of Princeton University

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At the Mirror,

1959

Ruth Bernhard, 1905–2006; born Berlin, Germany; died San Francisco, CA
2008-749

Information

Title
At the Mirror
Dates

1959

Maker

Ruth Bernhard

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
34 × 24 cm (13 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.) mount: 50.8 x 40.7 cm. (20 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Ruth Bernhard
Object Number
2008-749
Place Made

North America, United States

Signatures
Signed on mount lower right below image
Inscription
Titled, dated, and signed in graphite, verso: At the Mirror - 1959 / Ruth Bernhard
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped: © Ruth Bernhard / All Rights Reserved
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
mounting, gelatin silver process
Subject
mirrors, standing, women, nudes, backs, figures (representations)

By bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum from Ruth Bernhard (1905–2006).

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