Robert Q. Lewis--Horn-Rimmed Glasses Party

Creator Jim Hansen (1921-1999), John Vachon (1914-1975), Look magazine

Accession number X2011.4.11792

Unique identifier MN1131410

Description Photographs of a horn-rimmed glasses party thrown by Robert Q. Lewis in his home. Attendees include celebrities known for their own eyeglasses, such as Steve Allen and Russell Nype, and other men and women who borrow glasses supplied by Lewis. Guests are depicted socializing, drinking, and playing piano. Date of assignment April 4-May 10, 1951. Prints are duplicates of negatives. Negative frames: 90, Contact print frames: 95
Includes several sheets of paper containing captions.

Dated 1951

Object Type contact sheet, negative (photographic)

Physical dimensions Object Dimensions 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in: Object Dimensions 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in: Object Dimensions 5 x 7 in

Medium acetate negative, contact print

File dimensions 17.4 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
44.3 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

Steve Allen (1921-2000)

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