A corner of "hell," puppets of Lyonnaise "Guignol," France

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A corner of "hell," puppets of Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
A corner of "hell," puppets of Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
Artist/Maker (French, 1902 – 1999)
Date1930s
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 13/16 × 4 13/16 in. (12.3 × 12.3 cm) Sheet: 5 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (13 × 12.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.26
Not on view

Additional Details

Markings Verso, center center (stamp, green ink): "Photo Denise BELLON / Cliche No. ['11646' writen in]
Verso, upper right (stamp, pink ink): "VICE-PRESIDENCE / DU CONSEIL / INFORMATION - PRESS / CENSURE / REPRODUCTION AUTORISEE / No......"
Inscribed Verso, upper left corner (pencil): "DB-033"
Verso, upper left edge (pencil): "2200"
Verso, lower center (pencil): "Un coin de l'infer" [translation: "A corner of hell"]
The backdrops represent a typical street scene in Lyon, Lyonnaise "Guignol," France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.27
All the old dances of the country are evoked in any role and even the quadrille of the lancers, Haute-Maurienne, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1941
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.24
Chateau d'Eau, Peyrou, Montpellier, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.25
Untitled (Playing volleyball), France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.28
Department store after the Armistice (Bazar de Decines), Decines-Charpieu, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1945
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.29
Untitled (Flag ceremony), Chamonix, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.30
Fabrication of the ball for pelote in Guethary, Basque Country, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1938
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.32
An older woman enters the Banquet of the Elders, 15th Arrondissement, Parc Monceau, Paris, France
Denise Bellon
Date: c. 1946
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.33
Target shooting, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.34
Workers at petroleum refinery, Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1937
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.36
Elevator in petroleum refinery, France
Denise Bellon
Date: 1930s
Medium: Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2023.12.37