The Family, Luzzara, Italy, From Portfolio 4
Artist
Paul Strand
(American, 1890-1976)
CultureAmerican
Date1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 5/8 × 10 13/16 in. (21.9 × 27.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 15/16 × 13 13/16 in. (27.8 × 35.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 5/8 × 24 in. (52.4 × 61 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 15/16 × 13 13/16 in. (27.8 × 35.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 5/8 × 24 in. (52.4 × 61 cm)
InscribedEach print bears the authorized seal of the Paul Strand Foundation. Each Portfolio is signed by Hazel Strand on her husband's behalf.
Credit LineGift of Michael Hoffman, in honor of Joyce and Robert Menschel
Object number92.7.12
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print photograph.Label TextPaul Strand American (1890-1976) The Family, Luzzara, Italy from Portfolio 4, 1953 Gelatin-silver print, 1976/77 Gift of Michael Hoffman, in honor of Joyce and Robert Menschel 92.7.12 One of the principal exponents of modernism, Paul Strand was among the earliest twentieth-century photographers to adopt the straight-forward precise vision that would soon become the mantra of the California-based Group f/64. Strand learned photography from Lewis Hine, while a student at the Ethical Culture School in New York City. In the 1910s and 1920s, he was closely associated with Stieglitz, who devoted the last two issues of Camera Work to Strand's undiluted images of architecture, still lifes, and candid street portraiture. During the 1930s Strand was active as a filmmaker, but returned full-time to photography in the 1940s, extending his reputation as a master photographer and impeccable printer. He produced many books, and his Time in New England (1950) with text by Nancy Newhall, is considered one of the great publications of American photography. Edited By: DS Edited Date: 2006 Approved By: DS Approval Date: 01/31/2007
