Bittersweet, number 4 of 40, from Pictorial Artistry: The Dramatization of the Beautiful in Photography
Adolf Fassbender, American (born Germany), 1884 - 1980
1937
Toned photogravure on wove paper, in spiralb bound book
Edition of 1000
Sheet: 15 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (38.9 × 31.3 cm)
Overall: 16 × 13 3/4 in. (40.6 × 34.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frederick L. Hier, Class of 1944, in memory of his father, Frederick P. Hier Jr.
PH.973.175.7.4
Printer
William Bradford Press, New York
Publisher
B. Westermann Company, Inc., New York
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Course History
ARTH 48.02, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Winter 2020
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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