[Ni Gusti Ayu Raka Rasmi performing the Legong in “Dancers of Bali: Gamelan of Peliatan”]

Collection Artwork

Artist

Carl Van Vechten (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1880 – 1964, New York, New York)

Title

[Ni Gusti Ayu Raka Rasmi performing the Legong in “Dancers of Bali: Gamelan of Peliatan”]

Creation date

October 6, 1952

Materials

gelatin silver print

Dimensions

paper size: 5 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.
image size: 5 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.

Credit Line

The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum

Place of Creation

probably photographed in New York, New York, United States, North America

Accession Number

2017.41.769

Object Type

Photographs

Marks

Blindstamped, lower center: PHOTO[GRA]PH B[Y] / CARL VA[N] [VECH]TEN
Inscribed, verso, upper center: Ni Gusti Raka [caret insert sympbol] age 12 as The / Bird in The Legong. / Dancers[?] from Bali

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