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Margaret Bourke-White

(American, 1904–1971)

Cornell Baroque, near Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell University

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Object Details

Artist

Margaret Bourke-White

Date

ca. 1926 (negative), ca. 1965 (print)

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 13 3/8 × 10 7/16 inches (34 × 26.5 cm)
Mount: 18 × 14 inches (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 20 1/2 × 16 inches (52 × 40.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the artist, Class of 1927, and LIFE Magazine

Object
Number

65.504

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