Doll's Head

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Doll's Head

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Princeton Collects

Doll's Head,

1936

Ruth Bernhard, 1905–2006; born Berlin, Germany; died San Francisco, CA
2024-65

Information

Title
Doll's Head
Dates

1936

Maker
Ruth Bernhard
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
19 × 23.7 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Douglas C. James, Class of 1962
Object Number
2024-65
Place Made

Unites States, California, Hollywood

Signatures
Signed in graphite on mat: Ruth Bernhard
Culture
American
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints
Subject
doll, head, mannequins

[Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY, 1994, catalogue 81]; purchased by Douglas C. James; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2024.

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