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Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar

°Ú1930²õ–1960²õ±Õ

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This collection of Eileen's Agar's photographs have all been digitised. Most of the photographs were taken by Eileen Agar and her husband, Joseph Bard on their trips abroad, and around the UK, from the 1930s up until around 1960. Subjects of the photographs include architecture, landscapes, and seaside towns and villages, along with portrait and group photographs of Eileen, Joseph, and their friends, including notable artists and fellow surrealists such as Man Ray, Paul Éluard and Pablo Picasso. Some of the photographs relate to sections of Agar's autobiography, 'A look at my life' which is noted on the item records on the archive catalogue. Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar in 1989 and transferred from the photograph collection in 2012.
Reference
TGA 8927

953 objects in this collection

  • Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar

    953 Objects

    • Photographs of animals

      48 Objects

    • Photographs of architecture

      94 Objects

    • Photographs of bridges

      9 Objects

    • Photographs of composed subjects

      61 Objects

    • Photographs of entrances

      15 Objects

    • Photographs of flowers, grasses and gardens

      16 Objects

    • Photographs of graveyards

      7 Objects

    • Photographs of groups of people

      91 Objects

    • Photographs of interiors

      2 Objects

    • Photographs of ironwork

      7 Objects

    • Photographs of ladders and steps

      14 Objects

    • Portrait photographs

      271 Objects

    • Photographs of rocks

      69 Objects

    • Photographs of sculpture, wall paintings and mosaics

      59 Objects

    • Photographs of seaside places, seaside views, beaches and piers

      41 Objects

    • Photographs of ships, boats and shipwrecks

      57 Objects

    • Photographs of snow scenes

      11 Objects

    • Photographs of trees and tree trunks

      31 Objects

    • Photographs of unrecognizable subjects

      5 Objects

    • Photographs of views, landscapes and townscapes

      20 Objects

    • Photographs of walls

      25 Objects

Title
Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar
Date
°Ú1930²õ–1960²õ±Õ
Description
This collection of Eileen's Agar's photographs have all been digitised. Most of the photographs were taken by Eileen Agar and her husband, Joseph Bard on their trips abroad, and around the UK, from the 1930s up until around 1960. Subjects of the photographs include architecture, landscapes, and seaside towns and villages, along with portrait and group photographs of Eileen, Joseph, and their friends, including notable artists and fellow surrealists such as Man Ray, Paul Éluard and Pablo Picasso. Some of the photographs relate to sections of Agar's autobiography, 'A look at my life' which is noted on the item records on the archive catalogue. Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the archive catalogue.
Reference
TGA 8927

Showing 401–420 of 953 objects

Photograph of Eileen Agar with mines

Joseph Bard
September 1938

Photograph of Eileen Agar sitting in front of a wall

Joseph Bard
September 1938

Photograph of Eileen Agar leaning on a mine

Joseph Bard
September 1938

Photograph of Eileen Agar lying in the sun covering her head

Joseph Bard
1939

Photograph of Eileen Agar lying in the sun covering her head

Joseph Bard
1939

Photograph of Eileen Agar sitting in a café in Perros-Guirec, France

Joseph Bard
1939

Photograph of Eileen Agar sitting on the beach in Perros-Guirec, France

Joseph Bard
1939

Photograph of Eileen Agar in her swimming costume at Hurlingham Club in London

Joseph Bard
1930s

Photograph of Eileen Agar in a warehouse or storage space

Anonymous
1930s

Photograph of Eileen Agar leaning against a wall

Anonymous
1930s

Photograph of Eileen Agar next to a statue in Bath

Joseph Bard
1930s

Photograph of Eileen Agar with her dog, Dandy, next to a statue in Bath

Joseph Bard
1930s

Photograph of Eileen Agar leaning against a statue in Bath

Joseph Bard
1930s

Photograph of Eileen Agar with her eyes closed

Joseph Bard
1930²õ–1940²õ

Photograph of Eileen Agar petting a goat

Joseph Bard
[1941]

Photograph of Eileen Agar sitting in the garden of a country house

Joseph Bard
[1947]

Photograph of Eileen Agar sitting in a deck chair in a garden

Joseph Bard
[1947]

Photograph of Eileen Agar sitting in a deck chair in the garden of a country house

Joseph Bard
[1947]

Photograph of Eileen Agar sitting in the garden by a conservatory

Joseph Bard
[1947]

Photograph of Eileen Agar wearing a ceremonial hat

Anonymous
[1948]
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