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Call Number:

PH-00483

Collection Name:

Brassaï Photography Collection

Creator:

Brassaï (1899 - 1984)

No. of Items:

7 photographs

Span Dates:

1932-1937, undated

Description:

The collection consists of seven photographs by Brassaï (French, born in Hungary,1899-1984). Item-level information follows.

964:0089:0001 -- Lady of the Town, 1933. Gelatin silver print, 29.8 x 23 cm;
964:0089:0002 -- "Bijou" of Montmartre, 1932. Gelatin silver print, 23.2 x 16.8 cm;
964:0089:0003 -- L'entree du bal Tabarin (The entrance to the Tabarin Ball), 1932. Gelatin silver print, 29.4 x 22 cm;
964:0089:0004 -- Quai Voltaire, 1933. Gelatin silver print, 27.9 x 20.6 cm;
964:0089:0005 -- A Vagrant Sleeping in Marseilles, 1935. Gelatin silver print, 23.3 x 17.1 cm;
964:0089:0006 -- Patron of the Opera, 1937. Gelatin silver print, 29.2 x 22.4 cm;
964:0089:0007 -- Rainy Day in Paris, circa 1935. Gelatin silver print, 29.4 x 22.5 cm.

Accession No(s):

964:0089:0001-0007; Gernsheim Collection.

Location(s):

B Box, Medium (964:0089:0002, 0004, 0006)
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B Box, Large (964:0089:0001, 0005, 0007)
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B Box, Extra Large (964:0089:0003)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Brassaï (1899 - 1984)
Title	Lady of the Town
Date	1933
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	29.8 x 23 cm; 11 7/10 x 9 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0089:0001

Artist/Maker	Brassaï (1899 - 1984)
Title	Bijou de Montmarte
Date	1932
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	23.2 x 16.8 cm; 9 1/10 x 6 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0089:0002

Artist/Maker	Brassaï (1899 - 1984)
Title	Entrance to the Bal Tabarin
Date	1932
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	29.4 x 22 cm; 11 3/5 x 8 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0089:0003

Artist/Maker	Brassaï (1899 - 1984)
Title	Quai Voltaire
Date	1933
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	27.9 x 20.6 cm; 11 x 8 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0089:0004

Artist/Maker	Brassaï (1899 - 1984)
Title	Tramp lying under a poster
Date	1937
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	23.3 x 17.1 cm; 9 1/5 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0089:0005

Artist/Maker	Brassaï (1899 - 1984)
Title	Patron of the Opera
Date	1937
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	29.2 x 22.4 cm; 11 1/2 x 8 4/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0089:0006

Artist/Maker	Brassaï (1899 - 1984)
Title	Rainy Day in Paris
Date	[c.1935]
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	29.4 x 22.5 cm; 11 3/5 x 8 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0089:0007

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See Also:

Eric Gill Photography Collection: Items 974:0003:0069-0070 in the Eric Gill Photography Collection (PH-00143)