Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein

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Object Details

Artist

Man Ray, 27 Aug 1890 - 18 Nov 1976

Sitter

Alice Babette Toklas, 30 Apr 1877 - 7 Mar 1967

Gertrude Stein, 3 Feb 1874 - 27 Jul 1946

Exhibition Label

This photograph shows cookbook author Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967) and Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), the writer for whom Toklas served as editor, typist, and homemaker. While living in Paris, these American women together made a life full of art, food, literature, and love. The photographer Man Ray, another American in Paris, portrayed the couple at their apartment in the style of domestic family portraits.

Aquí aparece Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967), autora de un famoso recetario, con la escritora Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), de quien Toklas fue editora, mecanógrafa, pareja y ama de casa. En París, ambas estadounidenses hicieron una vida llena de arte, comida, literatura y amor. El fotógrafo Man Ray, otro estadounidense en París, las captó en su apartamento, al estilo de los retratos hogareños.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Isabel Wilder

Date

1922

Object number

NPG.88.209

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 9.6 × 12.1 cm (3 3/4 × 4 3/4")

Sheet: 23.5 × 17.3 cm (9 1/4 × 6 13/16")

Mat: 45.9 × 35.8 cm (18 1/16 × 14 1/8")

Place

France\Île-de-France\Ville de Paris, Départment de\Paris

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry

Costume\Jewelry\Earring

Home Furnishings\Furniture

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table

Artwork

Artwork\Sculpture

Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Bouquet

Container\Vase

Interior\Domestic

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk

Container\Pitcher

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Rug

Architecture\Fireplace

Home Furnishings\Dishes\Saucer

Home Furnishings\Dishes\Bowl

Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Mug

Art implements\Frame

Architecture\Fireplace\Mantel

Nature & Environment\Firewood

Alice Babette Toklas: Female

Alice Babette Toklas: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer

Alice Babette Toklas: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer

Gertrude Stein: Female

Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet

Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Patron of the arts

Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Librettist

Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Art collector

Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist

Portrait

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