Eileen Agar

Photograph of Joseph Bard sitting against a wall with his eyes closed

[c.1953]

Eileen Agar, ‘Photograph of Joseph Bard sitting against a wall with his eyes closed’ [c.1953] — © Tate

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Created by: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title: Photograph of Joseph Bard sitting against a wall with his eyes closed
Date: [c.1953]
Medium: Negative
Dimensions: 62 × 61 mm
Description: Possibly taken in Wendover, Hampshire.
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 8927/12/135

British Surrealism Surrealism

Archive context

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar TGA 8927 (953)

Portrait photographs TGA 8927/12 (271)

Photograph of Joseph Bard sitting against a wall with his eyes closed TGA 8927/12/135

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