Alberto Giacometti and artists' model Carmen Damedoz
Object Details
- photographer
- Walton, Marion, 1899-1996
- Subject
- Damedoz, Carmen
- Giacometti, Alberto
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- No place, unknown, or undetermined
- Physical Description
- 1 photographic print : b&w ; 9 x 7 cm.
- Summary
- Identification on verso (handwritten): Carmen and Roberto; Giacometti (sculptor); Paris; taken by M. Walton 1922 in the sculptor's studio at the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere. Bourdelle [?] was the maitre [?], Carmen was Rodin's mod[el].
Though the note on verso suggests the man in the photo is named Roberto, it is presumed that it is Alberto Giacometti.
Identification of Carmen based on similarity to photos of Damedoz in: Rodin et ses modèles: le portrait photographié: Musée Rodin, 24 avril 1990-3 juin 1990. [Paris]: Le Musée, 1990. - Citation
- Marion Walton. Alberto Giacometti and artists' model Carmen Damedoz, 1922. Marion Walton papers, 1915-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- Current copyright status is undetermined
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- 1922
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)8538
- Type
- Photographs
- See more items in
- Marion Walton papers, 1915-1976
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Artists' models
- Sculptors
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_8538
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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