Avis Newcomb

© The Estate of Edward Steichen/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. © Delaware Art Museum /…
© The Estate of Edward Steichen/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Avis Newcomb
© The Estate of Edward Steichen/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. © Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publication.

Avis Newcomb

Datec. 1931
Attributed to (American photographer, 1879–1973)
Illustration CitationDate and place of publication not identified. Likely photographed for Vogue.
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (24.1 × 19.4 cm)
sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (25.1 × 20.6 cm)
support: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Margo Allman and Rudolf E. Hutz, 2018
Object number2018-92
On View
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ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextEdward Steichen photographed Avis Newcomb for Vogue on more than one occasion around 1931. With its beautiful mid-tones and geometric shapes in the background, this photograph resembles Steichen's work, although it is unsigned and has not been located in Vogue.
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