Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"

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Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Artist/Maker (Swiss, 1922 – 2005)
Datec. 1962
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 9 3/8 in. (17.8 × 23.8 cm) Image: 7 in. × 9 3/8 in. (17.8 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2022.15.178
Not on view
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Provenance 2022: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art); from the collection of Charles-Henri Favrod, the founding director of the Musée de l'Elysée de la Photographie in Lausanne, Switzerland
Markings Verso, center (black stamp): "copyright by / kurt blum / fotograf swb / bern tel. 20860"
Verso, center (adhered yellow label): "[volume: Opera / page: 4/5 photo: 6 / format: 12.6 x 14]"
Published References Imbert, Charles, and Kurt Blum. J'aime L'Opéra. Lausanne: Editions Rencontre, 1962. illus. pg. 37.
Inscribed Verso, lower left edge (pencil): "KB-F-02"
Verso, left vertical (pencil): "59mm 20mm 57mm"
Verso, left center (pencil): "bonite blande"
Verso, lower center (pencil): "200mm"
Verso, top edge (pencil): "FCC F522"
Verso, top right corner (pencil): "5423/1"
Verso, bottom edge (upside down blue marker): "THEATRE: offiche"
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Paris: Theater des Champs-Elysee, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.181
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.184
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
The Spanish Lady and the Roman Horseman at the Theatres des Champs-Elysees Paris, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.185
The Paris Opera photographers, from the series "L'Opéra".
The Paris Opera photographers, from the series "L'Opéra".
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.183
Latecomers Must Make the Intermission, from the series "L'Opéra"
Latecomers Must Make the Intermission, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.177
Theatre: Audience, from the series "L'Opéra"
Theatre: Audience, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.182
The accessories storeroom, from the series "L'Opéra".
The accessories storeroom, from the series "L'Opéra".
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.188
The Accessories Storeroom, from the series "L'Opéra"
The Accessories Storeroom, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.189
The sewing workshop, from the series "L'Opéra"
The sewing workshop, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.190
Painters workshop, Covent Garden, London, from the series "L'Opéra"
Painters workshop, Covent Garden, London, from the series "L'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.191
The Americans Remain Attached to the Great Classic, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
The Americans Remain Attached to the Great Classic, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.179
The Delicate Moment of Opening the Curtain, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
The Delicate Moment of Opening the Curtain, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.186