Harbor Scene
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Object Label
During the 1920s the world of the theater permitted bolder expressions of female sexuality that were gradually coming into vogue. The Brooklyn-born painter Walt Kuhn captured this spirit in a series of single portraits featuring costumed performers in intimate, offstage settings. In Dressing Room, a heavily made-up chorus girl directs her gaze outward while flaunting a self-assured stance. Kuhn’s depiction of popular entertainment from this decade contributed to the visualization of the decidedly modern woman and coincided with early feminist advocacy for women’s expanded roles in professional and social life.
Caption
Harbor Scene, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.. Limestone, 11 15/16 x 16 1/8 x 1 7/16 in. (30.4 x 41 x 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.112. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 48.112_SL1.jpg)
Title
Harbor Scene
Date
ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Possible place collected: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Limestone
Classification
Dimensions
11 15/16 x 16 1/8 x 1 7/16 in. (30.4 x 41 x 3.7 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
48.112
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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