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Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning

Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning
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Artist
Irving Penn, 16 Jun 1917 - 7 Oct 2009
Sitter
Max Ernst, 1891 - 1976
Dorothea Tanning, 25 Aug 1910 - 31 Jan 2012
Date
1947
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 24.2 x 19.6 cm (9 1/2 x 7 11/16")
Mount: 25.5 x 28.1 cm (10 1/16 x 11 1/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
Max Ernst: Male
Max Ernst: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Dorothea Tanning: Female
Dorothea Tanning: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor
Dorothea Tanning: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Dorothea Tanning: Literature\Writer\Poet
Dorothea Tanning: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator
Dorothea Tanning: Performing Arts\Costume designer
Dorothea Tanning: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Dorothea Tanning: Performing Arts\Scenographer
Dorothea Tanning: Literature\Writer\Autobiographer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Irving Penn
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© 1983 Irving Penn, courtesy Vogue
Object number
NPG.88.70.18
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view