The painting "Penitence" by Peel, depicting naked children gathered around a dressing screen, [s.d.]

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Title	The painting "Penitence" by Peel, depicting naked children gathered around a dressing screen, [s.d.]
Description	Photograph of the painting "Penitence" by Peel, depicting naked children gathered around a dressing screen, [s.d.]. A naked child stands at center with her face in one hand and her dress in the other. Behind her, two other children who appear at least partially dressed peer over the dressing screen that separates them from the girl. Shoes and other dressing room ephemera can be seen littering the left side of the painting. Painted 1891.; The artist, Paul Peel, was born in Ontario on November 7th, 1860. He died later in Paris, France on October 11th, 1892. Many of his paintings such as "A Venetian Bather", and "Before the Bath" also deal with undressing.
Subject (adlf)	residential sites
Subject (file heading)	Art -- Children
Subject (lcsh)	Art
Coverage era	[s.d.]
Artist	Peel, Paul
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 25 x 17 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs art
Accession number	8800
Call number	CHS-8800
Legacy record ID	chs-m18289; USC-1-1-1-14104
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-8800
Archival file	chs_Volume102/CHS-8800.tiff

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