Dovima Under the El

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Dovima Under the El
Dovima Under the El
Artist/Maker (American, 1924 – 2020)
Date1955, printed 2024
MediumArchival pigment print
DimensionsSheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) Image: 13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (33.7 × 26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hardy Helburn, Class of 2001
Object number2025.1.1
Not on view
DescriptionEstate print based on vintage chromogenic print depicting supermodel Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba, also known as Dovima (1927-90), posing for a Christian Dior advertisement campaign beneath the 3rd Avenue elevated train tracks, New York.
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Alternate Titles Dovima Under the El, Dior Creates Cosmopolitan Drama, Under 3rd Avenue elevated train, New York, NY
Markings Verso, lower right [estate label]: "WILLIAM HELBURN / Dovima Under the El / 10.25x13.25 in. Image Size, Archival Pigment Print / Edition 13/25 / Printed under the supervision of / the William Helburn Archive, 2024 / [auto pen signatures of Hardy V. Helburn and William R. Helburn] / © All Rights Reserved / E12713"
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