Eileen Agar

Photograph of a church doorway

1936

Eileen Agar, ‘Photograph of a church doorway’ 1936 — © Tate

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Created by: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title: Photograph of a church doorway
Date: 1936
Medium: Black and white print
Dimensions: 57 x 53 mm
Description: Taken near Ploumanach, Brittany, 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 8927/5/4

British Surrealism Surrealism

Archive context

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar TGA 8927 (953)

Photographs of entrances TGA 8927/5 (15)

Photograph of a church doorway TGA 8927/5/4

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