Behind the scenes where they concentrate before entering the stage (actors, including Jean Vilar, smoking), from the series "Le Théâtre"

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Behind the scenes where they concentrate before entering the stage (actors, including Jean Vilar, smoking), from the series "Le Théâtre"
Behind the scenes where they concentrate before entering the stage (actors, including Jean Vilar, smoking), from the series "Le Théâtre"
Artist/Maker (Swiss-French, born Switzerland, 1924 – 2021)
Date1962
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (17.7 × 22.5 cm) Sheet: 6 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (17.7 × 22.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.267
Not on view
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Markings Verso, center (yellow paper label, black ink): “volume: ['Theatre' written in black ink] / page: ['59' written in black ink] / photo: ['174' written and circled in black ink] / format: ['5,4 x 3,6' written in black ink]”
Verso, upper center (stamp, blue ink): [partially covered by yellow label] “MENTION OBLIGATOIRE / PHOTO SABINE WEISS / 29, Bᵈ Murat, PARIS-XVIᵉ / Tél. : MIR. 67-31”
Published References Illustrated: Valogne, Catherine, and Sabine Weiss. J'aime la Théâtre. Lausanne: Editions Rencontre, 1962. pg. 119
Inscribed Verso, upper center (pencil): “FCC F 7473”
Verso, upper right corner (red ink): “99”
Verso, center (pencil): [upside-down] “1290-13-31”
Verso, lower left (pencil): [upside-down] “ARTURO Ui / Daus le Foyer du TNP” [translation: “in the hearth of TNP”]
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): “SW-F-046”
Verso, lower left edge (pencil): “4500-”
Verso, diagonal (pencil): line drawn diagonally across sheet
Verso, upper and lower edges (pencil): [Horizontal lines drawn across length of sheet creating margin areas at top and bottom that are also crossed out. Possibly marking where the image should be cropped or matted for publication/display.]
Madeleine Renaud and Jean Desailly in "Take care of Amélie" by Georges Feydeau, directed by Jean-Louis Barrault, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Madeleine Renaud and Jean Desailly in "Take care of Amélie" by Georges Feydeau, directed by Jean-Louis Barrault, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.271
Sacha Pitoëff, the son of Ludmilla and Georges Pitoëff, actor, presenter and director, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sacha Pitoëff, the son of Ludmilla and Georges Pitoëff, actor, presenter and director, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.272
Actress Julia Borisova of the Vakhtangov theatre company, Moscow, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Actress Julia Borisova of the Vakhtangov theatre company, Moscow, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.265
Georges Wilson to become the old Hindsborough in "Arturo-Ui", by Bertolt Brecht, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Georges Wilson to become the old Hindsborough in "Arturo-Ui", by Bertolt Brecht, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.266
Show by Tennessee Williams, staged by Postec, at the Alliance-Francaise, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Show by Tennessee Williams, staged by Postec, at the Alliance-Francaise, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.268
Maria Becker in her dressing room with Thérèse Giehse and her partner, Zurich, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Maria Becker in her dressing room with Thérèse Giehse and her partner, Zurich, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.269
Jedermann by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Salzburg, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Jedermann by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Salzburg, from the series "Le Théâtre"
Sabine Weiss
Date: 1962
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.270
Actors resting during the filming of "The Alamo"
Actors resting during the filming of "The Alamo"
Wayne Miller
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.243
American actors Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner during the filming of "On the Beach" by Stanley Kramer, Australia
American actors Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner during the filming of "On the Beach" by Stanley Kramer, Australia
Wayne Miller
Date: 1959
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.256
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Pho…
Chinese actors applying make-up, China
Dmitri Baltermants
Date: c. 1957 (printed 2003)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2017.22.4
Helmeted police at roadblock at 147th Street and Wood, one of several set up to prevent outsiders and troublemakers from entering the riot-torn community of Dixmoor, Illinois. All stores in the community have agreed to close their doors at 6 p.m. and the sales of liquor and firearms in the area have been halted
Helmeted police at roadblock at 147th Street and Wood, one of several set up to prevent outsiders and troublemakers from entering the riot-torn community of Dixmoor, Illinois. All stores in the community have agreed to close their doors at 6 p.m. and the sales of liquor and firearms in the area have been halted
Unknown artist
Date: August 18, 1964
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.270
Untitled from the series "Clinton Scenes"
Untitled from the series "Clinton Scenes"
Silvia Saunders
Date: unknown
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 1969.6