Eileen Agar

Photograph of swans behind a fence

1940

Eileen Agar, ‘Photograph of swans behind a fence’ 1940 — © Tate

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Created by: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title: Photograph of swans behind a fence
Date: 1940
Medium: Negative
Dimensions: 62 × 58 mm
Description: Possibly taken at Dears' house in Sussex.
Format: Photograph - negative
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar in 1989 and transferred from the photograph collection in 2012.
Reference: TGA 8927/1/17

British Surrealism Surrealism

Archive context

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar TGA 8927 (953)

Photographs of animals TGA 8927/1 (48)

Photograph of swans behind a fence TGA 8927/1/17

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