Eileen Agar

Photograph of an amphora

1939

Eileen Agar, ‘Photograph of an amphora’ 1939 — © Tate

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Created by: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title: Photograph of an amphora
Date: 1939
Medium: Black and white print
Dimensions: 58 × 55 mm
Description: Taken near Toulon, France.
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 8927/4/16

British Surrealism Surrealism

Archive context

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar TGA 8927 (953)

Photographs of composed subjects TGA 8927/4 (61)

Photograph of an amphora TGA 8927/4/16

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