![[Some 200 mantises hatch from single cocoon]](/internal/media/dispatcher/84049/preview)
[Some 200 mantises hatch from single cocoon]
Artist
Margaret Bourke-White
(American, 1904–1971)
Date1939 (negative); ca. 1965 (print)
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 3/4 × 19 3/8 inches (37.5 × 49.2 cm);
Mount (Matted): 22 1/16 × 27 15/16 inches (56 × 71 cm)
Mount (Matted): 22 1/16 × 27 15/16 inches (56 × 71 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of the artist, Class of 1927, and LIFE Magazine
Terms
- Photographs
- Gelatin silver prints
- Insects
Object number65.526
Collections
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