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Title
"Van Boring" doll by Tish Tash, Los Angeles, 1935
Contributor
Tashlin, Frank
Date Created and/or Issued
1935
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
Possibly related to the article, "Exhibitions and News of Art," Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 1935: A9
A doll of the comic strip character, "Van Boring," by Tish Tash is posed for a photo shoot. The doll stands elevated at center. It is supported by a box of light bulbs and a large, white piece of card stock. The doll is posed with one arm raised and the other holding a hat. A white background stretches behind the figure.
Handwritten on negative: Tish-Tash
Text from negative sleeve: 1440-- Tish Tash [stamped:] AUG 8- 1935
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7971
ark:/21198/zz002dfrqc
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Cartoons (Commentary)
Photography--California--Los Angeles
Dolls
Fictitious characters
Satires (Visual works)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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