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Coney Island Bather

c. 1939–41

Lisette Model

(American, 1901–1983)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 49.8 x 39.8 cm (19 5/8 x 15 11/16 in.); Paper: 50.6 x 40.5 cm (19 15/16 x 15 15/16 in.); Matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1987.219
Copyright
© Lisette Model Foundation, courtesy PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

This bold photograph of a woman in the surf at Coney Island is one of her best-known images taken by Model during her long career. Hands on knees, smiling, and looking away from the camera, the isolated figure, simply positioned and occupying most of the space in this large print, makes a powerful, arresting image. Model was adept at capturing a revealing moment when an ordinary person was doing a common activity.
A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a woman in a one-piece dark swimsuit at the beach, wearing a cross necklace, her dark hair pulled back as she smiles and looks to our right. She crouches, bracing her hands on her knees, with the water visible frothing up onto the sand just behind her feet.

Coney Island Bather

c. 1939–41

Lisette Model

(American, 1901–1983)
America

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