Alexandra Tolstoy

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

Alexandra Tolstoy

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Alexandra Tolstoy,

1945

Ruth Bernhard, 1905–2006; born Berlin, Germany; died San Francisco, CA
2008-567

Information

Title
Alexandra Tolstoy
Dates

1945

Maker
Ruth Bernhard
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 25 x 19 cm. (9 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 25 x 20 cm. (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Ruth Bernhard
Object Number
2008-567
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, Rhinebeck

Inscription
Titled and dated in graphite, verso: Alexandra Tolstoy / Rhinbeck [sic], NY / c. 1944 Titled and dated in ink, verso: Alexandra Tolstoy, 1945
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
portraits, women, icons, writing tables, rooms and spaces, figures (representations), paintings

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

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