University at Albany Fine Art Collections : UAlbany Artwork : Greta Garbo from Steichen: Twenty-five Photographs [19931098N]

[ Artwork description: A photograph in black and white of a young woman sitting on a backwards chair. She is posed with her elbows on the chair backing and hands holding the side of her head. She looks intently into the camera. The background is lighter, with evident shadows and light sections throughout. ]

Edward Steichen

Greta Garbo from Steichen: Twenty-five Photographs , 1928

Artwork Type: Photographs

Medium: Gelatin silver print

Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (33.34 x 26.99 cm)

Accession #: 19931098N

Credit: Collection of University Art Museum, University at Albany, State University of New York on behalf of The University at Albany Foundation , gift of Stephen and Linda Singer

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Greta Garbo (1905–1990)
American film actress of the 1920s and 30s who carried her great beauty and mystique with her both on- and off-screen.
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