The Source From Camera Work, No. 25
Artist
Anne W. Brigman
(American, 1869-1950)
Publisher
Alfred Stieglitz
(American, 1868 - 1949)
CultureAmerican
DateJanuary 1909
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (23.7 × 14 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 × 8 1/4 in. (30.5 × 21 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 × 8 1/4 in. (30.5 × 21 cm)
Credit LineThe Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Horace W. Goldsmith and Art Purchase Funds
Object number89.125.4
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a photogravure; originally part of Camera Work.Label TextAnnie W. Brigman American (1869-1950) The Source from Camera Work, No. 25, January 1909 Photogravure Horace W. Goldsmith and Art Purchase Funds 89.125.4 Although primarily a west coast-based photographer, in 1909, Annie Brigman spent eight months in New York. She met Alfred Stieglitz at his art gallery known as 291 and became one of his favored photographers. She became a member of Stieglitz' Photo Secession, and had her work published in three issues of Camera Work. She was an ardent feminist who separated from her husband to seek her destiny and is best known for her allegorical nudes made outdoors in the natural environment. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 11/07/2003Exhibition History"Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004.
