Seagull Skull with Silk Purse I

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

Seagull Skull with Silk Purse I

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Seagull Skull with Silk Purse I,

1952

Ruth Bernhard, 1905–2006; born Berlin, Germany; died San Francisco, CA
2008-684

Information

Title
Seagull Skull with Silk Purse I
Dates

1952

Maker
Ruth Bernhard
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
24 × 33 cm (9 7/16 × 13 in.) mount: 50.8 x 40.7 cm. (20 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Ruth Bernhard
Object Number
2008-684
Place Made

North America, United States

Signatures
Signed on mount lower right below image
Inscription
Titled, dated, and signed in graphite, verso: Silk Purse / 1952 / Ruth Bernhard
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process, mounting
Subject
purses (bags), lace, skull (skeleton component), seagulls

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

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