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Russian Olympic Javelin Thrower

Black-and-white photograph of a woman captured mid-stride throwing a javelin, in white shorts and a top with a numbered bib.

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  • Black-and-white photograph of a woman captured mid-stride throwing a javelin, in white shorts and a top with a numbered bib.

Date:

1945/57

Artist:

Lisa Larsen
American, 1925–1959

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Lisa Larsen

Title

Russian Olympic Javelin Thrower

Place

United States (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.

Artist's working dates 1945–1957

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/paper: 34.3 × 26.8 cm (13 9/16 × 10 9/16 in.); Mount: 45.8 × 35.7 cm (18 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Peabody Fund

Reference Number

1957.123

Extended information about this artwork

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