Storyville Portrait

c. 1912, printed c. 1970

E.J. Bellocq

Associated Names
E.J. Bellocq

Artist, American, 1873 - 1949

Lee Friedlander

Printer, American, born 1934

The image depicts a woman from the torso up, standing with her body slightly turned to the side and her face oriented towards the camera. She has distinct facial features and dark hair styled under a cloche hat with a decorative embellishment. She wears a long coat with a fur collar, and her hands are tucked into a matching fur muff, with a lace glove visible on one hand. The background features an indistinct, painterly landscape scene with trees and a possible path.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.36.40

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by Lee Friedlander, center verso in graphite: L[F?]; center verso stamped in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH BY E.J. BELLOCQ / New Orleans Circa 1911-13 / COLLECTION LEE FRIEDLANDER / This print was made on Printing Out Paper / and toned in gold chloride toning bath. / (A process popular in the early 1900's) / This photograph is not released for publica- / tion or for commercial use of any kind. For / permission communicate with Lee Friedlander, / 44 S. Mountain Road, New City, N.Y. 10956

Wikidata ID

Q64146986

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