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Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar

[1930s–1960s]

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This collection of Eileen's Agar's photographs have all been digitised. Most of the photographs were taken by Eileen Agar and her husband, Joseph Bard on their trips abroad, and around the UK, from the 1930s up until around 1960. Subjects of the photographs include architecture, landscapes, and seaside towns and villages, along with portrait and group photographs of Eileen, Joseph, and their friends, including notable artists and fellow surrealists such as Man Ray, Paul Éluard and Pablo Picasso. Some of the photographs relate to sections of Agar's autobiography, 'A look at my life' which is noted on the item records on the archive catalogue. Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar in 1989 and transferred from the photograph collection in 2012.
Reference
TGA 8927

953 objects in this collection

  • Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar

    953 Objects

    • Photographs of animals

      48 Objects

    • Photographs of architecture

      94 Objects

    • Photographs of bridges

      9 Objects

    • Photographs of composed subjects

      61 Objects

    • Photographs of entrances

      15 Objects

    • Photographs of flowers, grasses and gardens

      16 Objects

    • Photographs of graveyards

      7 Objects

    • Photographs of groups of people

      91 Objects

    • Photographs of interiors

      2 Objects

    • Photographs of ironwork

      7 Objects

    • Photographs of ladders and steps

      14 Objects

    • Portrait photographs

      271 Objects

    • Photographs of rocks

      69 Objects

    • Photographs of sculpture, wall paintings and mosaics

      59 Objects

    • Photographs of seaside places, seaside views, beaches and piers

      41 Objects

    • Photographs of ships, boats and shipwrecks

      57 Objects

    • Photographs of snow scenes

      11 Objects

    • Photographs of trees and tree trunks

      31 Objects

    • Photographs of unrecognizable subjects

      5 Objects

    • Photographs of views, landscapes and townscapes

      20 Objects

    • Photographs of walls

      25 Objects

Title
Photographs of ladders and steps
Date
[1930s–1956]
Description
Photographs taken in France, Rome, Tenerife and the UK. Includes photographs of The Spanish Steps in Rome.
Reference
TGA 8927/11

Showing 14 objects

Photograph entitled, ‘Education physique: Professor Jezequel’

Eileen Agar
1936

Photograph of a wall outside a castle

Eileen Agar
1936

Photograph of a building with steps leading up to it, with a sign reading, ‘Chambres avec terrasse a louer’ (rooms to rent)

Eileen Agar
[1939]

Photograph of changing rooms at a swimming pool

Eileen Agar
[1930s]

Photograph of the shell changing rooms

Eileen Agar
[1930s]

Photograph of The Spanish Steps in Rome

Eileen Agar
1949

Photograph of The Spanish Steps in Rome

Eileen Agar
1949

Photograph of steps leading up to a building in Rome

Eileen Agar
1949

Photograph of steps leading up to a building in Rome

Eileen Agar
1949

Photograph of a haystack with ladders leaning against it

Eileen Agar
[1940s]

Photograph of a haystack with ladders leaning against it, and a tree trunk in front of it

Eileen Agar
[1940s]

Photograph of a haystack with ladders leaning against it, and a tree trunk in front of it

Eileen Agar
[1940s]

Photograph of a corner tower at the top of some steps

Eileen Agar
1952–6

Photograph of some steps leading down to a pebble beach

Eileen Agar
[1930s]
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