Classic Torso

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

Classic Torso

Currently not on view

Classic Torso,

1952, printed 1997

Ruth Bernhard, 1905–2006; born Berlin, Germany; died San Francisco, CA
2008-657

Information

Title
Classic Torso
Dates

1952, printed 1997

Maker
Ruth Bernhard
Medium
Platinum-palladium print
Dimensions
36 x 26 cm. (14 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.) mount: 46 x 35.5 cm. (18 1/8 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Ruth Bernhard
Object Number
2008-657
Place Made

North America, United States, California, San Francisco

Signatures
Signed on sheet lower right below image
Inscription
In graphite, verso: © Ruth Bernhard, 1952 / All Rights Reserved / Classic Torso / 1951 / 8/25 / Published By: / Debra Heimerdinger / Fine Art Photographs / San Francisco / 1997
Culture
American
Type
platinum prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Materials
paper (fiber product), palladium, platinum
Techniques
palladium process, platinum process, mounting
Subject
legs, women, torso, classicism, nudes, figures (representations)

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

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