Photograph of Rhys Caparn with cat in her studio

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Object Details

photographer

Deren, Maya, 1917-1961

Subject

Caparn, Rhys

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 photographic print : silver gelatin ; 26 x 21 cm.

Summary

Black and white photograph by Maya Deren showing sculptor Rhys Caparn holding a cat in her studio. A plaster model is on a stool in front of Caparn, and plaster models of other animals can be seen.

Citation

Maya Deren. Photograph of Rhys Caparn with cat in her studio, 1948. Rhys Caparn papers, 1938-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1948

Record number

(DSI-AAA)5400

Type

Photographs

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Rhys Caparn papers, 1938-1972

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Animals

Artists at or with their work

Artists' studios

Cats

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_5400