Three Seated Women with Arms Crossed, Striped Background
Artist
Mike Disfarmer
(American, 1884 - 1959)
Dateca. 1940
MediumGelatin silver contact print
Dimensions3 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2022.22.2
On View
Not on viewLabel TextMike Disfarmer American, 1884–1959 Three Seated Women with Arms Crossed, Striped Background, ca. 1940 Gelatin silver contact print It seems unlikely that these three women, whose connection to one another is unclear, sat down and folded their arms in such a uniform way. Disfarmer probably choreographed this pose by instructing the women to cross their arms. What Disfarmer could not control was the various directions of their gazes, which could indicate a resistance to following the photographer’s instructions. Why do two of these women avoid the eye of the camera? Museum purchase 2022.22.2