Improvisation - "George Washington"
Artist: Edward Steichen
Date: 1925
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Medium: Silver gelatin
Object number: 1995.249.l
Not on View
DescriptionA figurative photograph depicting a theatrical performance featuring three actors in front of a screen with an image of George Washington on it. One actor stands, holding an umbrella with his arms raised and his face is fixed in an expression of horror. The two others are kneeling and pointing guns beyond the frame of the print. figurative, figures, male, theatrical, dramatic, clothing, jackets, hats, top hat, umbrella, guns, shadow, projection, layers George Washington, improvisation documentation, staging
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