A Day Dream

Item

Title (Dublin Core)
A Day Dream
Description (Dublin Core)
Photograph, 'A Day Dream' by Angus McBean, 20th century
Type (Dublin Core)
Photograph
Medium (Dublin Core)
gelatin silver prints
has technique (VRA Ontology)
Making It Up: Photographic Fictions (2018) Marta Weiss McBean staged surrealistic scenes in his studio rather than creating them with darkroom manipulation. To make this portrait of actress Diana Churchill, he built an elaborate set with a hole through which the actress could insert her head. He photographed several models in this manner.
has dimension (CIDOC CRM Ontology)
Height: 492mm
Width: 380mm
Creator (Dublin Core)
Angus McBean
Date (Dublin Core)
1938 (made)
Coverage (Dublin Core)
Surrealist
Subject (Dublin Core)
women (female humans)
Rights (Dublin Core)
©Victoria & Albert Museum, London