Sheath cocktail dress by Cristobal Balenciaga, Paris, France
1950
Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 47.9 × 39.7 cm (18 7/8 × 15 5/8 in.)
sheet: 50.8 × 41.1 cm (20 × 16 3/16 in.) -
Accession
2016.117.162
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2016.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left corner in graphite: CGA#72
Wikidata ID
Q64154452