Accession Number2012/2.100
TitleDancer #36, Los Angeles, 1979
Artist(s)Lynn DavisArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1997Medium & Supportselenium-toned gelatin silver print on paperDimensions 20 in. x 24 in. ( 50.8 cm x 60.96 cm )
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)Physical DescriptionA nude in a dance pose. The female dancer is posed with an arched back and her arms extended, one knee is brought up as if in an exaggerated step motion. Her head is tilted back with her face covered and hair hanging down. A light source to her right casts a shadow of her body onto a white background.
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Keywords
dancers
gelatin silver process
nudes (representations)
shadows