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Frelinghuvsen, Louisine Havemeyer_Dressing Table
Dressing Table, Sand Spring Lane
Frelinghuvsen, Louisine Havemeyer_Dressing Table

Dressing Table, Sand Spring Lane

Date2005
MediumC-print
Dimensions18 x 14 in.
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2006.27
DescriptionDressing Table, Sand Spring Lane captures a domestic interior with distinct feminine touches, alluding to a woman's role as homemaker. The objects pictured all represent aspects of femininity, from the gentle curvature of the dressing table to the ribbons on the lampshades. However, there is no evidence that this dressing table is utilized for everyday activities, as everything appears pristine and untouched, complicating our reading of a photograph as truth.

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