Washington Square
Artist
Marjorie Content
(American, 1895-1984)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1928
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 4 9/16 × 6 1/8 in. (11.6 × 15.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 14 × 18 in. (35.6 × 45.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 14 × 18 in. (35.6 × 45.7 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated 1928 in pencil and numbered 58 in green ink by the artist, verso; titled "Washington Square" and numbered 3 in Susan L. Sandberg's hand in pencil.
Credit LineGift of Jill Quasha
Object number94.23
Not on view
DescriptionThis vintage gelatin silver print was made by the artist, and comes from her estate. It is unique.Label TextMarjorie Content American (1895-1984) Washington Square, ca. 1928 Gelatin-silver print Gift of Jill Quasha 94.23 Until recently, the exquisite delicacy and formal beauty of Content's still lifes, portraits and landscapes was little known; in her lifetime, her work was published only twice and never exhibited. Although it is not certain when she began making photographs, her most ambitious work dates to the mid to late 1920s, during which time she also achieved success as a costume designer. During the summers of 1931 through 1933, Content traveled throughout the southwest photographing Native Americans and making abstract landscapes. After the late 1930s she photographed sporadically, devoting most of her time to her fourth husband, writer Jean Toomer. Exhibition History"Marjorie Content," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, December 10, 1994 through March 5, 1995. "History of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, Fall, 2001.
