The Ticket Booth at Covent Garden, London

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The Ticket Booth at Covent Garden, London
The Ticket Booth at Covent Garden, London
Artist/Maker (Swiss, 1922 – 2005)
Datec. 1962
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 × 10 in. (17.1 × 25.4 cm) Image: 6 3/4 in. × 10 in. (17.1 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2022.15.180
Not on view
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Alternate Titles The Ticket Booth at Covent Gardens, London, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
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, top center (adhered yellow label): "[volume: Opera / page: 10/11 photo: 12 / format: 20 x 14]"
Verso, center (black stamp): "[copyright by / kurt blum / fotograf swb / bern tel. 20860]"
Published References Imbert, Charles, and Kurt Blum. J'aime L'Opéra. Lausanne: Editions Rencontre, 1962. illus. pg. 43.
Inscribed Verso, bottom edge (upside down blue marker): "THEATRE"
Verso, bottom (upside down pencil): "La caisse au Covent Garden"
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
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
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: 2022.15.178
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
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
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 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
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 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
Costumes for Dido and Aeneas, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
Costumes for Dido and Aeneas, from "J'aime l'Opéra"
Kurt Blum
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Vintage gelatin silver print
Object number: 2022.15.187
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