Eileen Agar

Photograph of a capstan and mole in Torquay harbour

[1930s]

Eileen Agar, ‘Photograph of a capstan and mole in Torquay harbour’ [1930s] — © Tate

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Created by: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title: Photograph of a capstan and mole in Torquay harbour
Date: [1930s]
Medium: Negative
Dimensions: 65 × 61 mm
Description: Possibly taken in Dorset.
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 8927/15/20

British Surrealism Surrealism

Archive context

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar TGA 8927 (953)

Photographs of seaside places, seaside views, beaches and piers TGA 8927/15 (41)

Photograph of a capstan and mole in Torquay harbour TGA 8927/15/20

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