Paul Strand
The Sailor, Douarnenez, Brittany, France

The Sailor, Douarnenez, Brittany, France

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The Sailor, Douarnenez, Brittany, France
The Sailor, Douarnenez, Brittany, France
ArtistAmerican, 1890–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Sailor, Douarnenez, Brittany, France
Date1951
Place depictedDouarnenez, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 7/8 × 4 5/8 in. (14.9 × 11.7 cm)
Sheet: 5 7/8 × 4 5/8 in. (14.9 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Melissa Harris in honor of her dear friend and colleague, Anne Wilkes Tucker
Object number2015.137
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionIn his mature work, Strand photographed with the aim of producing collective portraits of places—the Hebrides, New England, Ghana, Northern Italy—in book form. This image of a black-clad sailor wearing a classic Breton sailor cap was made in the town of Douarnenez, located at the northwest tip of France’s Brittany peninsula and was included in his 1952 book La France de Profil. 
ProvenanceThe artist; Hazel Strand; Michael E. Hoffman; Melissa Harris; given to MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed by Hazel Strand and titled in pencil on mount verso

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