mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, signed, titled, and dated in pencil and with the photographer's copyright stamp on the reverse, 1962, printed later (The Eternal Body, pl. 17)

This print is in generally excellent condition. There are two tiny chips at the lower right and upper left edges of the print. The right corner of the mount is slightly creased. On the reverse of the mount, 'X' and 'SMS 8164' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil in the upper left and lower right corners, respectively. The copyright stamp on the reverse is as follows: '© Ruth Bernhard All Rights Reserved'
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