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Gypsy: On the Road (Curves Ahead)

1950

Ralph Steiner

(American, 1899–1986)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 18 x 23.2 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.); Paper: 20 x 25.2 cm (7 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.); Image with black margin: 18.6 x 23.8 cm (7 5/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Therese and Murray Weiss 2014.383
Copyright
© Estate of Ralph Steiner
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

With the advent of the Great Depression, the theaters around Times Square gained new neighbors: burlesque houses featuring stripteases. At the very top of that profession was Gypsy Rose Lee, whose wit and creativity catapulted her into film, theater, and eventually television. Lee commissioned this publicity photo from her friend Ralph Steiner for a 1950 tour; the image was probably a collaboration between the two. The fur, Rolls Royce, and Louis Vuitton luggage attest to Lee’s professional and financial success and elevated tastes. In the bottom photograph, Lee’s fame and name are exploited to promote a less well known performer, Marie Cord.

Gypsy: On the Road (Curves Ahead)

1950

Ralph Steiner

(American, 1899–1986)
America

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