![[Praying mantises]](/internal/media/dispatcher/84038/preview)
[Praying mantises]
Artist
Margaret Bourke-White
(American, 1904–1971)
Date1939 (negative), ca. 1965 (print)
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions13 1/4 x 10 3/8 inches (33.7 x 26.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of the artist, Class of 1927, and LIFE Magazine
Terms
- Photographs
- Gelatin silver prints
- Animals
- Insects
- Praying mantis
Object number65.515
Collections
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Margaret Bourke-White
1947
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Margaret Bourke-White
1953 (negative); 1965 (print)
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Margaret Bourke-White
1952 (negative); ca. 1965 (print)
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Margaret Bourke-White
1950 (negative), ca. 1965 (print)