Modica, Andrea. Brenda Perrinn, 2003. gelatin silver print, Image: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.); Paper: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.). The George Gund Foundation Collection in honor of David Bergholz, 2017.233. Copyrighted.

Brenda Perrinn

2003

Andrea Modica

Andrea Modica (American, b. 1960)

Photography

Brenda Perrinn, 2003. Andrea Modica (American, b. 1960). Gelatin silver print; image: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.); paper: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The George Gund Foundation Collection in honor of David Bergholz 2017.233 One of the first group of women to be hired as firefighters by the Cleveland Fire Department in 1985, Perrinn had attained the rank of lieutenant by 2003. At that time, her two sons and a brother also worked for the department. This is one of a series of portraits of women who launched nontraditional careers with help from the Cleveland organization Hard Hatted Women.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Modica, Andrea
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: gelatin silver print
Medium: gelatin, silver, print
Dimensions: Image: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.); Paper: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: “Hard Hatted Women for the George Gund Fdn” Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: “Cleveland, OH 2003 Andrea Modica (signed)”
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 2017.233
Credit Line: The George Gund Foundation Collection in honor of David Bergholz
Rights Statement: Copyrighted