Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
A black and white photograph of the head of a woman.

The black and white photograph shows a woman looking down and to the left. Her face is surrounded by a large mass of black curly hair. Her hair is outlined by a background of cloudy gray. The lower part of the photograph has a black background which is higher on the left outlining the right side of her face.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.254
People
Alexander Hammid, American (Linz, Czechoslovakia 1907 - 2004 New York, NY)
Title
Maya
Other Titles
Former Title: Film production still portrait of Maya Deren (closeup of Deren against black object)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1942-1947, printed 1987
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/338161

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
17.4 x 23.5 cm (6 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
sheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Verso, b.r., in graphite: Sasha Hamid

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Alexander Hammid, 1987, to; [Gary Schneider and John Erdman, New York] (1987-2011), gift/sale; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. Note: Printed in collaboration with the artist or the artist's estate and retained by Schneider/Erdman per agreement.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Schneider/Erdman Printer's Proof Collection, partial gift, and partial purchase through the Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Alexander Hammid
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.254
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1310 Surrealism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/30/2017 - 10/19/2017

Subjects and Contexts

  • Analog Culture

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu