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Preview image of work. gelatin silver print on paper,  Djuna Barnes 44068

2021.46

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Djuna Barnes

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Artist

Berenice Abbott, H 1982 (Springfield, Ohio, 1898 - 1991, Monson, Maine)

Title

Djuna Barnes

Creation Date

1926 (printed ca. 1965)

Century

20th century

Dimensions

13 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (34.61 x 26.99 cm)

Classification

Photographs

Creation Place

Europe, France

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Credit Line

Gift of David R. Anderson, Class of 1955

Copyright

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Accession Number

2021.46

Object Description

Sent: Friday, September 10, 2021 9:32 AM
To: Frank Goodyear <fgoodyear@bowdoin.edu>
Subject: Re: Djuna Barnes photo

Great.  I'm pleased. I like the face-to image better than the Whistler's  Mother-like image and I am pleased that the copy was made by Abbott in her Maine studio. Best regards, David

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From:
David Anderson <artdecopoi@gmail.com> 
Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 5:24 PM
To: Frank Goodyear <fgoodyear@bowdoin.edu>
Subject: Re: Djuna Barnes photo
Frank, She's facing the camera directly. The provenance data claims that the print I have  was made in the 60's or 70's. The NYT article that discusses the photograph refers to copies "authorized" in the 80's. The one I have is said to have been made by Abbott, not authorized. This suggests that the image had a long history. FYI, the reference to the NYT article is p. A15, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001. It is by Sarah Boxer titled "Of Prints and Process: THe Science Behind Art"