Accession Number2007/2.20
TitleIn the Box - Horizontal
Artist(s)Ruth BernhardArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1962; printed 1992Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 17 15/16 in x 24 in (45.56 cm x 60.96 cm);17 15/16 in x 24 in (45.56 cm x 60.96 cm);13 in x 23 1/16 in (33.02 cm x 58.58 cm)
Credit LineGift from the Estate of Ruth BernhardLabel copyRecent Acquisitions: Curators Choice Part I, November 12, 2011-March 18, 2012
Ruth Bernhard
United States, 1905–2006
In the Box – Horizontal
1992
Gelatin silver print
Gift from the Estate of Ruth Bernard, 2007/2.20
Subject matterThis photograph was taken on the same day that Ruth Bernhard received a new Omega D-2 photographic enlarger. When the model arrived, Bernhard decided to photograph her inside the large enlarger box. The model reclines, her knees bent to fit inside the box. Her arm extends beyond the top of the container, wrapping around its edge.
Physical DescriptionThis monochrome photograph of a nude woman shows her reclining, knees bent; her figure framed by a large box.
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Keywords
boxes (containers)
full-length figures
nudes (representations)
reclining
women (female humans)