Johannesburg Social Center, South Africa

1948, printed later

Constance Stuart Larrabee

Associated Names
Constance Stuart Larrabee

Artist, American, born England, 1914 - 2000

This is a photograph of a group of people dancing indoors. The image shows individuals engaged in dance on a wooden floor, with a spacious background. The picture is in black-and-white, capturing dynamic poses and expressions. The lighting highlights the central figures, creating contrast with shadows and overexposed areas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.8 × 40.48 cm (20 × 15 15/16 in.)
    image: 43.18 × 37.94 cm (17 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.117.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Constance Stuart Larrabee, Chestertown, MD; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1986; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • The New Woman Behind the Camera, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022, no. 179.

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, bottom center in graphite: Constance Stuart Larrabee 1948 JOHANNESBURG, S. AFRICA.

Wikidata ID

Q64145913

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