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Patti Hansen Over Manhattan

Accession Number
1984/1.277.8

Title
Patti Hansen Over Manhattan

Artist(s)
Helmut Newton

Artist Nationality
Australian

Object Creation Date
1977

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
12 3/16 in x 8 1/8 in (30.96 cm x 20.64 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Gerald and Selma Lotenberg

Subject matter
A photograph from a portfolio of images in which Helmut Newton depicts celebrities, designers and models in highly contrived poses and often placed in decadent scenes. In this photograph, the model Patti Hansen stands, leaning on a large window in a high rise building overlooking Manhattan at night. With one knee bent and both arms resting on the window, she looks down on the city.

Physical Description
This photograph depicts a nude woman standing in a large window overlooking an evening cityscape.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
Manhattan
cityscapes (representations)
evening
female
females
figures (representations)
models (people)
modern and contemporary art
nudes
nudes (representations)
standing
window

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