Mrs. White - In the Studio

1907, printed c. 1920s

Clarence H. White

Associated Names
Clarence H. White

Artist, American, 1871 - 1925

The image shows a person sitting with their hands clasped on their lap. The individual has delicate features and short hair styled away from the face. They are wearing a long, flowing garment with lace details on the sleeves and a high collar. A long necklace with a cross pendant hangs around their neck. In the background, there is a framed artwork on a wall and some plants in a shadowed corner. The lighting is soft and subdued.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection; NGA purchase (through Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York), 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

2017

  • Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1977

  • Symbolism of Light: The Photographs of Clarence H. White. Exh. cat. Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE, 1977.

Inscriptions

Signed on mount lower right in graphite: Clarence H. White. On verso, upper center in graphite: 1241; upper left in graphite: 37.; lower left in graphite: #6; typed on label affixed upper left: 37. "Mrs. White - In the Studio" / Property of Clarence H. White, / 460 West 144th Street, / New York City, N.Y., U.S.A.; printed on label affixed upper right: LILJEVALCHS / KONSTHALL [incorporated into design] / UTSTÄLLD PÅ / INTERNATIONELLA / FOTOGRAFIUTSTÄLL= / NINGEN / LILJEVALCHS KONSTHALL / STOCKHOLM / 1924

Wikidata ID

Q64145877

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