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The Corkscrew

Martin Munkacsi

The Corkscrew

1936

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Martin Munkacsi

The Corkscrew

1936

Physical Qualities Gelatin silver print, Sheet: 299 x 239 mm. (11 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.) Image: 292 x 233 mm. (11 1/2 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Harper's Bazaar, 1938
Object Number 1982.35
Published in Elinor Guthrie Neff, "Accent on Bosom," Harper's Bazaar, October 1937, p. 78
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Looking through the Lens: Photography 1900-1960," 16 March - 8 June 2008.

Inscribed: Verso: various editorial marks in graphite and red pencil

Markings: Verso: at center, in red ink: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / MARTIN MUNKACSI / 5 PROSPECT PLACE / NEW YORK CITY / MURRAY HILL 4-2443"; at lower right, in black ink, annotated in graphite: "Harper's Bazar stamp [Feature: 'Rubenstein'; Issue: 'Oct'; Date: '8/26/37']"

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Martin Munkacsi

American, born Hungary, 1896-1963
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