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Eileen Agar

Photograph of palm trees and banana plants at Sitio Litre in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

1952–6

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Created by
Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title
Photograph of palm trees and banana plants at Sitio Litre in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
Date
1952–6
Medium
Black and white print
Dimensions
60 × 61 mm
Description
Taken on the veranda of the apartment where Eileen Agar stayed during her trip to Tenerife.
Format
Photograph - print
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar in 1989 and transferred from the photograph collection in 2012.
Reference
TGA 8927/18/24
British Surrealism Surrealism

Archive context

  • Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar TGA 8927 (953)
    • Photographs of trees and tree trunks TGA 8927/18 (31)
      • Photograph of palm trees and banana plants at Sitio Litre in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife TGA 8927/18/24
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