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 shows a full-body portrait of a nude woman standing in profile in front of an ornately patterned wallpaper. She is positioned with one leg raised and resting on a wooden chair with decorative carvings on its backrest, her right hand gently resting on the chair's top. The woman has long, dark hair cascading down her back and a stoic expression, looking slightly away from the camera. Her facial features are soft and youthful, and she wears a bracelet on her left wrist and a necklace. The background features a patterned wallpaper with a symmetrical floral design and moldings separating the wall from a plain floor, indicative of an interior room.
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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

    1995.36.58

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • E. J. Bellocq: Storyville Portraits: Photographs from the New Orleans Red-Light District, Circa 1912. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1970, pl.38.

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

Q64147010

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