Baron La Velle (Lawrence Jones) in His Home Theater, Louisville, Kentucky

1962, printed 1989

Stern J. Bramson

Associated Names
Stern J. Bramson

Artist, American, 1912 - 1989

This is a photograph of a living room with optical illusions and magic tricks. There is a child inside a circular structure on the left, a person appearing to levitate in the center, and someone seemingly cut in half on the right. Another individual is suspended horizontally in the air next to the levitating person. A young person is seated at a low table in the foreground. The room has wood flooring and heavy drapes in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.7 x 56.5 cm (18 x 22 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 60.5 cm (19 7/8 x 23 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.49

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Stern J. Bramson--June 1989; all by later hand: upper right in graphite: Royal 17812-01; lower right in graphite: #8 of 8 20 x 24 / #26 of 27 overall / printed 9 May 89

Wikidata ID

Q64170738

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