Modica, Andrea. Andrea Persanyi, 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, 2017.237. Copyrighted.

Andrea Persanyi

2003

Andrea Modica

Andrea Modica (American, b. 1960)

Photography

Andrea Persanyi, 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 2017.237 An architect who was laid off as a design specialist, Persanyi joined the Ohio Department of Transportation as a bridge inspector in 1993. Ten years later she was the only woman in her unit. She received assistance in changing her career from the Cleveland organization Hard Hatted Women, which helps women launch nontraditional careers.

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: 2017.237
Credit Line: The George Gund Foundation Collection in honor of David Bergholz
Rights Statement: Copyrighted