Souvenir of Lady Deterding's Party at Palace Hotel, St. Moritz
Artist
Comte Etienne de Beaumont
(French, 1883 - 1956)
CultureFrench
Date1920s
MediumPhoto-montage
DimensionsOverall, Image: 14 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (36.8 × 29.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 × 22 1/2 in. (48.3 × 57.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 × 22 1/2 in. (48.3 × 57.2 cm)
InscribedOn the verso a handwritten note in French claims the object is being offered by “Merin de Beaumont.”
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2021.39
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a collage of people cut out of original black-and-white photographs and pasted onto a postcard of the Hotel St. Moritz in Switzerland to commemorate a party hosted by Lady Deterding. It is accompanied by a note on a separate card by Merin de Beaumont, heir to the estate of Conte Etienne de Beaumont, listing the guests.ProvenanceElysium Press, Chrysler Museum of Art
Pair/Pair
