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  • Photograph depicting the bust of a figure with a tall round headpiece, in a three quarter view. The face looks serene and the clay-like material emphasizes its textured surface.
  • Back of a vintage photograph. The surface if yellowed, with handwriting  reading: “Night in Clay, N. Elizabeth Prophet, 147 Rue Broca Paris 13th.”

Bernès Marouteau & Cie

Night
Recent Acquisition

Maker

Bernès Marouteau &amp

Title

Night
Prophet 2

Year

n.d. (photo)

Medium

  • Bromoil print [?] (photo)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Bromoil print [?] (photo)

Dimensions

23.2 x 17.1 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Verso: Inscribed in black ink at UL: “‘Night’ , in clay / N. Elizabeth Prophet / 147 rue Broca, Paris 13e”. Stamped at LR in blue ink: “Bernès, Marouteau & Cie / Photographs / 36, Avenue de Chatillon, Paris”.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Wayne Howe

Object Number

2023.29.2

Type

  • Photographs

Publications

  • Books

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch

Exhibition History

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet
I Will Not Bend An Inch
Feb 17, 2024 – Aug 04, 2024

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Bernès Marouteau & Cie (French, ca. 1920s–ca. 1940s), photography studio
Night; Prophet 2, n.d. (photo)
Bromoil print [?] (photo)
23.2 x 17.1 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches)
Gift of Wayne Howe 2023.29.2

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