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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Patrician: Comtesse Alain de la Falaise (Maxime de la Fa…
Patrician: Comtesse Alain de la Falaise, noted in Parisian society for her slim figure, patronizes Schiaparelli. Here she wears exotic cotton evening dress reminiscent of styles in the late 20s (Maxime de la Falaise)
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Patrician: Comtesse Alain de la Falaise (Maxime de la Falaise in Schiaparelli gown), 1949, printed 2017, gelatin silver print, 17 3/4 x 14 in. , Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.362. Image courtesy and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation
Image courtesy of and copyright by Gordon Parks Foundation

Patrician: Comtesse Alain de la Falaise, noted in Parisian society for her slim figure, patronizes Schiaparelli. Here she wears exotic cotton evening dress reminiscent of styles in the late 20s (Maxime de la Falaise)

Portfolio/SeriesParis Fashions, LIFE magazine, April 25, 1949
Artist (United States, 1912 - 2006)
Date1949, printed 2017
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsIMAGE: 17 3/4 x 14 in. (450.9 x 355.6 mm)
SHEET: 20 x 16 in. (508 x 406.4 mm)
FRAME: 27 x 21 in. (68.6 x 53.3 cm)
Object TypePhotographs
Credit LineKansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Gordon Parks and The Gordon Parks Foundation, 2017.362. Image courtesy of and copyright by The Gordon Parks Foundation.
Object number2017.362
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