A Glimpse of Sand Beach in Water
Artist
Harry Cowles Mann
(American, 1866 - 1926)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1915
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (19.1 × 23.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 15 × 13 1/2 in. (38.1 × 34.3 cm)
Overall, Support: 15 × 13 1/2 in. (38.1 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Polly Lazaron from the collection of Dr. Emanuel Wallerstein
Object number82.98.41
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of 41 black and white photographs depicting various sites around Virginia Beach, VA.Label TextA Disputed Trench , ca. 1915 A Glimpse of Sand Beach in Water, ca. 1915 Gelatin silver prints (photographs) National Geographic published these two beach views in its September 1915 issue to accompany an article titled “The Warfare on our Eastern Coast.” The article presented the coast as a space of conflict between land and water, using militaristic terms like “trench,” “sentinels,” and “battle-field.” In the midst World War I, these pictures might have prompted Americans to imagine the fighting happening across the Atlantic Ocean in Europe. The heavy local naval presence in the Norfolk’s ports made residents of the city especially aware of the ongoing turmoil abroad. Gifts of Polly Lazaron from the collection of Dr. Emanuel Wallerstein 82.98.15 and 82.98.41Exhibition History"Harry C. Mann: Norfolk Photographer," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 2, 2016 - April 2, 2017.
