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The Manger

c. 1900

Gertrude Käsebier

Associated Names

Gertrude Käsebier

Artist, American, 1852 - 1934

The image shows a person seated with a bundle, draped in a long dress and wearing a veil. Their facial features are obscured by the veil's soft focus. The person has dark hair and appears to be indoors, with light coming through a window. The surroundings have a simple design with wooden surfaces.

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Artwork overview

Medium

photogravure
Credit Line

Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Dimensions

image: 21.3 x 14.9 cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
sheet: 23 x 16.7 cm (9 1/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

2010.76.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Peter Bunnell, Princeton, NJ; NGA purchase (through Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 2010.

Associated Names

Isaacs Photographs, Charles

Wikidata ID

Q64154280

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