The Spinner, Gandhi

© Estate of Margaret Bourke-White

The Spinner, Gandhi

Currently not on view

Princeton Collects

The Spinner, Gandhi,

1946, printed ca. 1985

Margaret Bourke-White, 1904–1971; born Bronx, NY; died Stamford, CT
2025-60

Information

Title
The Spinner, Gandhi
Dates

1946, printed ca. 1985

Maker
Margaret Bourke-White
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 30.2 × 41 cm (11 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.) sheet: 40.2 × 51 cm (15 13/16 × 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of Marthe M. Smith
Object Number
2025-60
Place Made

Asia, India

Inscription
written on verso: Gandhi, 1946 by Margaret Bourke-White
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Materials
gelatin silver prints
Subject
spinning (textile process), men

TIme Inc.; acquired by Marthe Smith, 1980s; given to and purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2025.

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