Lisette Model
Coney Island Bather, New York

Coney Island Bather, New York
Coney Island Bather, New York
Coney Island Bather, New York
ArtistAmerican, born Austria, 1906–1983
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Coney Island Bather, New York
Date1939–1941
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 11/16 x 13 11/16 in. (27.2 x 34.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 13 11/16 in. (27.2 × 34.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1676
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Lisette Model immigrated to the United States from France
in 1937 and worked as a freelance photographer for PM
, Harper’s Bazaar, Look, and Ladies Home Journal. Using a handheld, 35mm camera that allowed her
to get up-close and personal with her subjects, Model earned a reputation as one
of the most dynamic street photographers of her era, honestly portraying
average people in everyday situations. In this image, one of her most iconic, a
woman poses as a pinup girl in the Coney Island tides, the frame barely
containing her larger-than-life presence.
As a teacher at the New School for Social Research for
more than 30 years, Model inspired a new generation of photographers with her
direct style, most notably Diane Arbus.




Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "New York, New York: Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from October 8 - March 9, 2003.

Exhibited, "Portraits from the Manfred Heiting Collection", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor, February 28, 2005-May 2, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in ink, verso, upper left: Lisette Model // Coney Island
Stamped in ink with pencil additions, verso, center: ©ESTATE OF LISETTE MODEL // 1983 ARCHIVE NUMBER-D 1/2-NY-CI-2


Signed in ink, verso, upper left: Lisette Model

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