The sewing workshop, from the series "L'Opéra"

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The sewing workshop, from the series "L'Opéra"
The sewing workshop, from the series "L'Opéra"
Artist/Maker (Swiss, 1922 – 2005)
Datec. 1962
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (17.1 × 24.1 cm) Image: 6 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (17.1 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2022.15.190
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Provenance 2022: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art)
Provenance: 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 right (paper pasted with writing): "volume: Opera / page: 26/27 photo: 26 / format: 20X14"
Verso, center (black stamp): "copyright by / kurt blum / fotograf swb / bern tel. 20860"
Published References Illustrated: Imbert, Charles, and Kurt Blum. J'aime L'Opéra. Lausanne: Editions Rencontre, 1962. pg. 82
Inscribed Verso, top center: "FCC F527"
Verso, left bottom corner: "KB-F-19" and "2000"
Verso, bottom center (blue ink): "THEATRE: accessories"
Verso, bottom center (pencil): "L'atelier de couture"
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
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 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 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