Head of a Young Girl

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Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Head of a Young Girl
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (American, 1867 - 1935)
Datepublished January 1905
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsImage: 7 13/16 × 5 3/8 in. (19.8 × 13.7 cm) Sheet: 11 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (30.2 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of William E. Williams, Class of 1973
Object number2011.8.2
Not on view
DescriptionPortrait of a woman in a lace bonnet. The photograph was published in the January 1905 edition of "Camera Work," alongside an article discussing Eva Watson-Schütze as a strong example of a Pictorialist photographer. Watson-Schütze was one of the founding members of the Photo-Secession, a movement formed by Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) in 1902 to promote photography (in the Pictorialist style) as a fine art.

Additional Details

Provenance 2011: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of William E. Williams.
Markings No markings noted.
Published References Published in "Camera Work" January 1905.
Signature No signature noted.
Inscribed No inscriptions noted.
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