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Horst P. Horst

Gertrude Lawrence, 1936

Description

Maker

Title

Gertrude Lawrence

Year

1936

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in pencil on verso:Gertrude Lawrence Horst10/16/36 sitting Nov. 15, 1936 dated issued Inscription:in white ink on recto UR:H 145-12 Copyright stamp on verso On verso in pencil:1765 On verso in blue pencil:5138 On verso in pink pencil:1936

Type

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Object Number

78.092

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Facing Artists

February 27 - July 31, 2009

Horst P. Horst began his career as a furniture designer influenced by the Bauhaus before becoming a protégé of French Vogue’s chief photographer Baron
Hoyningen-Huene when he moved to Paris in 1930. Under Hoyningen-Huene’s tutelage, Horst developed a classical approach to composition. His sensitive posing
and sophisticated lighting arrangements became a trademark. This picture of the famous musical comedy performer Gertrude Lawrence (English, 1898–1952) was
shot in 1936, the year she gained wide acclaim for her role in Noël Coward’s play Tonight at 8:30. Here Horst mixed textures—the severe column and the sparkling
evening dress—with an elegant pose that is the quintessence of 1930s glamour.

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