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Kodak – Historic Photo Reproduction

Kodak, c1908. — historic photograph
Kodak, c1908.. Historic photograph from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Annie W. Brigman made this allegorical print around 1908, and it is also known as *The Spirit of Photography*, a title that points to its subject. The round 18-centimeter silver print was registered for copyright in October 1908, a step that documented the work as a finished artistic statement. Brigman, a California pictorialist, was a member of the Photo-Secession circle led by Alfred Stieglitz, and her staged figures in natural settings were meant to express ideas rather than record events. The title "Kodak," which names a camera brand, places the picture at a moment when amateur photography was becoming widespread.

Created / publishedc1908.
Medium1 photographic print : silver ; image 18 cm. diameter.
GenreAllegorical photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesH116457 U.S. Copyright Office. Signed in the negative. Copyright by Annie W. Brigman. Also known as: The spirit of photography." Copyright deposit; 1908 Oct. 5."
SubjectsPhotography--1900-1910. Cameras--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,169 × 1,481 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218654

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