Solitude (F. Holland Day), plate 12 in the book Steichen
Edward Steichen, American (born Luxembourg), 1879 - 1973
negative 1901; print about 1906
Photogravure mounted on gray card, adhered to handmade laid paper
23/65
Image: 6 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (16.5 × 14.6 cm)
Mount: 7 7/8 × 5 1/8 in. (20 × 13 cm)
Mount: 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frederick L. Hier, Class of 1944, in memory of his father, Frederick P. Hier Jr.
PH.973.175.5.12
Publisher
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), New York
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed and dated, in image, upper left: STEICHEN / MDCCCCI
Course History
Art History 48.02, Histories of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Spring 2024
Published References
Daniel, Malcolm. "Edward J. Steichen (1879–1973): The Photo-Secession Years". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nov. 2010) http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/stei/hd_stei.htm Daniel, Malcolm. Stieglitz Steichen Strand. (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011). Hartmann, Celia. “The Edward Steichen Archive in The Museum of Modern Art Archives.” MoMA The Museum of Modern Art. 2011. < https://www.moma.org/learn/resources/archives/EAD/steichenb.html#series2> Longwell, Dennis. Steichen: The Master Prints, 1895-1917: The Symbolist Period. (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1978). Smith, Joel. Edward Steichen: The Early Years. (New York: Princeton University Press in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999). “Steichen [The Steichen Book].” Irving Zucker Art Books. http://www.zuckerartbooks.com/cgi-bin/zab/715.html Steichen: Selected Texts and Bibliography. Edited by Ronald J. Gedrim. (New York: G. K. Hall & Co., 1996).
Provenance
Frederick P. Hier, Jr. (1889-1957); to his son, Frederick L. Hier (1922-1999), Cornish Flats, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1973..
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