Photograph of Hedda Sterne with her cat, Poussin

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Object Details

photographer

Hofer, Evelyn

Subject

Sterne, Hedda

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.

Summary

Black and white portrait photograph taken by Evelyn Hofer of Hedda Sterne in her garden on East 71st Street, New York City, with her cat, Poussin. Sterne is seated and wearing a black dress, holding her cat in her lap. Planters and a sculpture bust on a column are present in the garden.
Identification on verso: 171 W74 NYC.

Citation

Evelyn Hofer. Photograph of Hedda Sterne with her cat, Poussin, circa 1952. Hedda Sterne papers, 1939-1977. 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

circa 1952

Record number

(DSI-AAA)3382

Type

Photographs

Place

New York, N.Y.

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Hedda Sterne papers, 1939-1977

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Artists with their pets

Cats

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_3382