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Photograph

1916

Paul Strand

Associated Names

Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image displays diagonal and parallel stripes intersecting with a curved shape on a darker background. The stripes vary in width and the curved shape adds depth and movement to the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

photogravure
Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund
Dimensions

image: 24.3 x 16.8 cm (9 9/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
sheet: 28.8 x 19.6 cm (11 5/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1995.36.114

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1917

Camera Work 49/50 (June 1917), pl.X.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, across bottom in graphite: Paul Strand X Photograph (Porch Shadows) / c.w. PG 49/50 / 1917

Wikidata ID

Q64158719

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