Coney Island Bather c. 1939–41
Lisette Model Lisette Model (American, 1901–1983)
Photography Coney Island Bather, c. 1939–41. Lisette Model (American, 1901–1983). Gelatin silver print; image: 49.8 x 39.8 cm (19 5/8 x 15 11/16 in.); paper: 50.6 x 40.5 cm (19 15/16 x 15 15/16 in.); matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1987.219 © Lisette Model Foundation, courtesy PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York This bold photograph of a woman in the surf at Coney Island is one of her best-known images taken by Model during her long career. Hands on knees, smiling, and looking away from the camera, the isolated figure, simply positioned and occupying most of the space in this large print, makes a powerful, arresting image. Model was adept at capturing a revealing moment when an ordinary person was doing a common activity.
Formatted Medium gelatin silver print
Dimensions Image: 49.8 x 39.8 cm (19 5/8 x 15 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.6 x 40.5 cm (19 15/16 x 15 15/16 in.); Matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.)
Inscribed Inscription: Written in blue ink on recto: "Lisette Model"; in blue ink on verso: "P"; in pencil on verso: "ORIGINAL"
Accession Number 1987.219
Credit Line John L. Severance Fund Exhibitions The Year in Review for 1987 , Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art , Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art , From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression , A New York Minute: Street Photography, 1920-1950 , CMA, July 10 - August 19, 1990: "The Camera," Classroom Level, no exhibition catalogue. , Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Oct. 5, 1990 - Jan. 6, 1991: "Lisette Model," exhibition catalogue no. 8, p. 24, repr. p. 25. (Exhibition also held at the International Center of Photography, Feb. 2 - March 23, 1991, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, April 18 - June 9, 1991, and at 3 other locations through spring 1992.)
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