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A baby's first five minutes, Port Jefferson

ARNOLD, Eve
A baby's first five minutes, Port Jefferson
Image: © Eve Arnold / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
For any licensing and reproduction use of this image, please contact Magnum Photos: licensingall@magnumphotos.com
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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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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 55315

Creation/Production

ARNOLD, Eve
Role: Photographer
Place: Port Jefferson
Period: 1959

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

Material

Ink

Location

In store
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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Fine Art
  • Mother
  • Photograph
  • Woman Artist
  • Works On Paper

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