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A woman in a dark dress sits on a patterned sofa, looking calmly toward the camera.

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Portrait of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Edward Steichen

1931

Medium
Gelatin silver print mounted on board
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 13 7/16 in. (42.2 × 34.1 cm) Image: 16 5/8 × 13 7/16 in. (42.2 × 34.1 cm) Mount: 16 11/16 × 13 7/16 × 1/8 in. (42.4 × 34.1 × 0.3 cm)
Accession number
89.7
Acquired
1989
Credit line
Gift of the family of Edith and Lloyd Goodrich
Reproduction credit
© Conde Nast/ Getty Images
Department
collection

About this work

Edward Steichen, Portrait of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1931. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, sheet: 16 5/8 × 13 7/16 in. (42.2 × 34.1 cm) Image: 16 5/8 × 13 7/16 in. (42.2 × 34.1 cm) Mount: 16 11/16 × 13 7/16 × 1/8 in. (42.4 × 34.1 × 0.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the family of Edith and Lloyd Goodrich 89.7. © Conde Nast/ Getty Images

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