Photograph by

Lapow, Harry, American, 1909 - 1982

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Date

1958

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)

Description

This gelatin silver print prominently features a woman facing away from the camera in the right foreground. She wears a white skirt, a feathered hat, and a dark button-down blouse which is open to reveal a bathing suit top; the blouse is gathered and tied under the bust. The sleeves of the blouse are rolled up to the woman's elbows and she holds her sandals in her PR hand. Behind her are three upright umbrellas which stand in a triangle formation; crowded under these umbrellas, and beyond them, is a crowd of mostly seated, fellow beach-goers. The horizon line of the photograph hits just at the woman's hip.

Place depicted

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Topic

Photography

Recreation

U.S. History, 1953-1961

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.166.5

Restrictions & Rights

© Harry Lapow

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

GUID

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