Untitled (man and three girls, one girl holding a Kodak films container) The girls are Denton's daughters.
Frank Denton, Artist
This is one of the
photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in circa 1889-1963.
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Object Detail
About the Work
This
photograph
was
most
likely
intended
to
be
a
marketing
image
for
Kodak.
Frank
Denton
was
known
to
be
very
deliberate
in
his
arrangement
of
subjects
for
photographs.
His
twin
daughters
Marjorie
&
Dulcie
are
at
the
left,
one
holding
a
Kodak
film
roll,
his
oldest
daughter
Mary
is
holding
a
camera
and
taking
a
photograph
of
the
gentleman
as
he
walks
through
the
turnstile.
Measurements
Image 152 x 202mm
Support 252 x 302mm
Support 252 x 302mm
Media
black & white photograph
Description
Black and white photograph of three small girls all dressed in white and one holding a Kodak films container, looking towards a man with a white beard walking down a lane, wearing a hat and holding a cane.
Credit Line
On long term loan to the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Collection of Marcia Baker, Christchurch
Collection Type
Loans
Acquisition Date
09 Jul 1996
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Accession Number:
L1996/11/12