[The heritage of motherhood] / Gertrude Käsebier. – Historic Reproduction
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(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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[The heritage of motherhood] / Gertrude Käsebier. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[The heritage of motherhood] / Gertrude Käsebier.
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Made in 1904, this platinum print by Gertrude Käsebier carries the title *The Heritage of Motherhood* and shows the soft, pictorial style that made her one of the best-known American portrait photographers of her day. Käsebier, a member of the Photo-Secession circle led by Alfred Stieglitz, favored diffused focus and simplified composition, which gave everyday maternal subjects the weight of allegory. Platinum paper, which she used often, yields the matte, subtle gray tones suited to such a quiet, idealized image. The library's record notes that the negative is damaged, which makes the surviving print worth examining closely.
| Created / published | [1904] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : platinum ; 9 1/4 x 12 3/8 in., image 23.2 x 31.7 cm. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Platinum prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Signed lower right and lower left corners. |
| Subjects | Mothers--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,282 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-179346 |
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