Hypnosis Demonstration, Cambridge University Ball

1980–1989

Chris Steele-Perkins

Associated Names
Chris Steele-Perkins

Artist, British, born 1947

The image shows a group of seven people standing in a line facing the camera. Among them are six men dressed in black tuxedos with white shirts, and one woman wearing a bright red, off-the-shoulder, full-length gown. The men have different hairstyles, and the woman has long, wavy brown hair. The men wear bow ties or ties, with one wearing white gloves, and some have wristwatches. The scene appears to be inside a tent with pink and white draped fabric on the ceiling and walls, floral-covered chairs, and a wooden stage floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver dye bleach print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 38.1 cm (10 × 15 in.)
    sheet: 30.2 × 40.4 cm (11 7/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.29.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Chris Steele-Perkins, London; (Gemma Barnett, The Photographers’ Gallery, London); NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: Chris Steele Perkins; bottom center: vintage cibachrome - From The Pleasure Principle - Cambridge students ball, hypnosis session


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