Eileen Agar

Photograph of a man walking amongst ruins in Rome

1949

Eileen Agar, ‘Photograph of a man walking amongst ruins in Rome’ 1949 — © Tate

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Created by: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title: Photograph of a man walking amongst ruins in Rome
Date: 1949
Medium: Black and white print
Dimensions: 62 x 58 mm
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 8927/21/13

British Surrealism Surrealism

Archive context

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar TGA 8927 (953)

Photographs of walls TGA 8927/21 (25)

Photograph of a man walking amongst ruins in Rome TGA 8927/21/13

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