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A black and white photograph of a woman with a dramatic expression, looking upwards. She is wearing a hooded garment and has her hand dramatically placed on her forehead. The lighting casts deep shadows, adding to the intensity of the scene.

Photographs

Lillian Gish in "The Green Hat," Improvisation, New York

Edward Steichen

1934

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Accession number
2012.230
Acquired
2012
Credit line
Gift of Richard and Jackie Hollander in memory of Ellyn Hollander
Reproduction credit
© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Edition
Vintage
Department
collection

About this work

Edward Steichen, Lillian Gish in "The Green Hat," Improvisation, New York, 1934. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Richard and Jackie Hollander in memory of Ellyn Hollander 2012.230. © The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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