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A baby's first five minutes, Port Jefferson

ARNOLD, Eve

© Eve Arnold / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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This work shows the first moments of a new life and the connection between mother and child. The image comes from Eve Arnold’s iconic 1959 photo essay A Baby’s Momentous First Five Minutes, which highlights the intimate drama of childbirth. Arnold documented defining social movements of the 20th century, famously capturing candid photographs of Hollywood celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe. She also worked as an activist, documenting Malcolm X’s Black Power Movement, where she focused on the movement’s Muslim women.


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Details

Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 55315

Creation/Production

ARNOLD, Eve
Date: 1959

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017

Measurements

(): h(cm) image size:34.6
(): h(cm)
(): w(cm) image size:50.9
(): w(cm)
(): h(cm) board:34.6
(): w(cm) board:50.9

Techniques

gelatin silver print on tissue mount

Material

ink

Location

In store
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Tags

  • Arnold, Eve
  • Art And Design Movements
  • Baby
  • Communities And Society
  • Fine Art
  • Identity
  • Mother
  • People
  • Photograph
  • Woman Artist
  • Works On Paper

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