Toward the Sugar House, Vermont

1944

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image shows a view through a wooden structure, possibly a doorway or window, framing a winter scene with trees in the distance. The horizon is not visible. The trees have no leaves, and their branches contrast against the snow-covered ground. The wooden frame has visible textures like grains and knots, giving it a rustic appearance. The color palette consists of monochromatic tones, ranging from deep browns and grays to stark whites.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 1990

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 104

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

1991

  • NGA Anniversary 1991, p. 294-299, illus. p. 299

Bibliography

1945

  • "Photography to Me. Text and Illustrations by Paul Strand." Minicam Photography 8 (May 1945): 47.

  • Newhall, Nancy. Paul Strand. Photographs 1915-1945. New York, 1945: p. 30.

1948

  • Adams, Ansel. "A Decade of Photographic Art." Popular Photography (June 1948), p. 45

1971

  • Paul Strand. A Retrospective Monograph. The Years 1915-1968 (Millerton, 1971), pl. 151

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p.161, illus. p.104.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p. 294-299, illus. p. 299

Wikidata ID

Q64158619

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