Vera Pearce
(1938)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
15.8 × 11.3 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Ms Joyce Evans, 2003
Angus McBean Photograph. © Houghton Library, Harvard University
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on support l.l.: Angus McBean / K (...illeg.)
Accession Number
2003.13
Department
International Photography
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Bowness Family Foundation
Physical description
Studio portrait of actress Vera Pearce's head with a cabbage and broken wagon wheel.
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