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Call Number:

PH-02902

Collection Name:

David Douglas Duncan Photography Collection

No. of Items:

1 photography

Span Dates:

1963

Description:

The collection consists of one photograph by David Douglas Duncan (American, 1916-2018). Item-level information follows.

2019:0005:0001 -- Maurice Chevalier, 1963. Chromogenic color print mounted on masonite and glued to wooden frame, 74.2 x 50.6 x 5 cm (29 3/16 x 19 15/16 x 2 inches). Inscribed and signed by the artist in black ink, bottom right corner print recto: "For / Stanley Marcus / With admiration / New York / 15 Jan 1973 / David Douglas Duncan". The portrait was taken with a custom prismatic lens resulting in a patterned and repetitive image.

Accession No(s):

2019:0005:0001; Gift, 2019 (19-04-009-G); Prismatic portrait of Maurice Chavalier, by David Douglas Duncan. Inscribed to Stanley Marcus, 1973. Chromogenic color print mounted on masonite and glued to frame for exhibition, 29 1/8 x 19 7/8 inches.

Location(s):

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