Ruth Bernhard

In the Box - Horizontal

Maker

Ruth Bernhard (American, b. Germany, 1905-2006)

Title

In the Box - Horizontal

Year

1962

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Dimensions

Sheet: 45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed at lower right | numbered "40/50" on foam core, bottom center

Identification

Edition

40/50

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Ruth Bernhard

Object Number

2007.119

Type

Exhibition History

Presence Through Process
Jan 15, 2010 – Jun 20, 2010

Label copy

Ruth Bernhard was widely recognized for her transcendent nudes, in which she sculpted the female form with shadow and light to ambiguous ends. In this image she seems to challenge the cultural expectations of the female form by creating a metaphor for the constraints of gender. This model cannot be fully contained by the box, symbolically or literally.

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Tombstone

Ruth Bernhard (American, b. Germany, 1905-2006)
In the Box - Horizontal, 1962
Gelatin silver print
Sheet: 45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24 inches)
Gift of the Estate of Ruth Bernhard 2007.119

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