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Versace Dress, Back View, El Mirage
Herb Ritts (American, 1952–2002)
1990
Medium/Technique
Photograph, gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet/Mount: 137.2 x 109.2 cm (54 x 43 in.)
Framed: 144.5 x 116.5 x 5.1 cm (56 7/8 x 45 7/8 x 2 in.)
Framed: 144.5 x 116.5 x 5.1 cm (56 7/8 x 45 7/8 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herb Ritts
Accession Number2000.854
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs
The American photographer Herb Ritts produced a body of work in the 1980s and 1990s that seems to embody the outdoor lifestyle and glamour of the southern California beautiful set. This photograph, taken at El Mirage Dry Lake in California, appeared on the cover of Italian designer Gianni Versace's September 1990 catalogue and incorporates a formalism and contemporary sensuality characteristic of Ritts's aesthetic. Ritts's photograph appeals through its boldly contrasting lights and darks.
ProvenanceThe artist; gift to MFA, September 20, 2000.
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