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Danielle Darrieux, 1935

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1935

Artist:

Roger Parry
French, 1905–1977

About this artwork

Roger Parry learned photography from the Surrealist fashion photographer Maurice Tabard, becoming his darkroom assistant and, like his mentor, experimenting with avant-garde printing techniques. When Parry made this portrait of the noted French actress Danielle Darrieux, she had featured in several films and was well on her way to stardom. In contrast to the typical pinup, however, the photographer rendered the familiar strange by employing solarization, a process in which exposing the negative or print to light during development reverses tones and produces a dark outline.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Roger Parry

Title

Danielle Darrieux, 1935

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1935

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/paper: 17.7 × 23.4 cm (7 × 9 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Levin

Reference Number

1992.1524

Extended information about this artwork

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