Claude Montana, Paris
Date1984
Artist
Scott Heiser
(American photographer, 1949–1993)
Illustration Citation"The Greatest Shows on Earth, Spring '85," Interview 14 (May 1985), 90.
Richard Martin, Fashion and Surrealism (Rizzoli, 1987)
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 5 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (13.3 × 20 cm)
sheet: 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.6 × 35.6 cm)
sheet: 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.6 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary G. Heiser, 1994
Object number1994-44
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextHeiser's dramatic cropping isolated interesting elements of particular designs. By showing only the sleeve, he draws attention to the sheen and seaming of Claude Montana's red satin cocoon coat--a signature piece in Montana's 1984 collection.
