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In the Box – Horizontal

Ruth Bernhard

Artwork Details

In the Box – Horizontal
1962; printed 1992
Ruth Bernhard
gelatin silver print on paper
17 15/16 in x 24 in (45.56 cm x 60.96 cm);17 15/16 in x 24 in (45.56 cm x 60.96 cm);13 in x 23 1/16 in (33.02 cm x 58.58 cm)
Gift from the Estate of Ruth Bernhard
2007/2.20

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Recent Acquisitions: Curators Choice Part I, November 12, 2011-March 18, 2012
Ruth Bernhard
United States, 1905–2006
In the Box – Horizontal
1992
Gelatin silver print
Gift from the Estate of Ruth Bernard, 2007/2.20

Subject Matter:

This photograph was taken on the same day that Ruth Bernhard received a new Omega D-2 photographic enlarger. When the model arrived, Bernhard decided to photograph her inside the large enlarger box. The model reclines, her knees bent to fit inside the box. Her arm extends beyond the top of the container, wrapping around its edge. 

Physical Description:

This monochrome photograph of a nude woman shows her reclining, knees bent; her figure framed by a large box. 

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