On view
Photography
Woman in a military uniform,
1945
Photographer unidentified
2016-399
This is a photograph of a woman wearing her husband’s Army uniform in autumn 1945, shortly after he returned home. Both the jacket and trousers are too big for her slight frame. The service cap is a bit oversized but is worn in a jaunty and cheerful manner.
She looks comfortable, confident, and proud to be photographed in her husband’s uniform. It represents “victory” in several respects. Her husband has returned safely from war, she is flaunting her hold on her husband, and while the United States has won the war, she is the star of the show this afternoon.
Peter J. Cohen, New York–based collector of photography
Information
Title
Woman in a military uniform
Dates
1945
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 11.6 × 8.1 cm (4 9/16 × 3 3/16 in.)
sheet: 12.7 × 8.8 cm (5 × 3 7/16 in.)
mat: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter J. Cohen
Object Number
2016-399
Inscription
handwritten, in ink; 1945
stamped on verso: 005508
Subject
Acquired by Peter J. Cohen, after 1985; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.
