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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday radiator sculptor sculpture art artist woman portrait standing turtleneck vishnu tag vishnutag abstract modernism contemporary museum fossil 1950s sweater smithsonian american art museum smithsonianamericanartmuseum blackandwhite black and white Description: Rhys Carparn Steel was a sculptor ahead of her time, with the encouragement of her teacher, Alexander Archipenko, she explored European modernism when the prevailing taste in the United States was social realism. Her favorite subjects were animals, birds and landscapes, rendered in semi-abstract forms. Creator/Photographer: Peter A. Juley & Son Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Culture: American Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5820 Repository: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Photograph Archives Collection: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection - The Peter A. Juley & Son Collection is comprised of 127,000 black-and-white photographic negatives documenting the works of more than 11,000 American artists. Throughout its long history, from 1896 to 1975, the Juley firm served as the largest and most respected fine arts photography firm in New York. The Juley Collection, acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1975, constitutes a unique visual record of American art sometimes providing the only photographic documentation of altered, damaged, or lost works. Included in the collection are over 4,700 photographic portraits of artists. Accession number: J0055545 Description: Rhys Carparn Steel was a sculptor ahead of her time, with the encouragement of her teacher, Alexander Archipenko, she explored European modernism when the prevailing taste in the United States was social realism. Her favorite subjects were animals, birds and landscapes, rendered in semi-abstract forms. Creator/Photographer: Peter A. Juley & Son Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Culture: American Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5820 Repository: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Photograph Archives Collection: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection - The Peter A. Juley & Son Collection is comprised of 127,000 black-and-white photographic negatives documenting the works of more than 11,000 American artists. Throughout its long history, from 1896 to 1975, the Juley firm served as the largest and most respected fine arts photography firm in New York. The Juley Collection, acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1975, constitutes a unique visual record of American art sometimes providing the only photographic documentation of altered, damaged, or lost works. Included in the collection are over 4,700 photographic portraits of artists. Accession number: J0055545 | ||||
