id: 153599
accession number: 1987.132
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Bermuda--Hamilton Harbor by Moonlight, c. 1912–1914. Karl F. Struss (American, 1886–1981). Platinum print; image: 10.9 x 8.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/2 in.); matted: 35.6 x 30.6 cm (14 x 12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1987.132
title: Bermuda--Hamilton Harbor by Moonlight
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creation date: c. 1912–1914
creation date earliest: 1912
creation date latest: 1912
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: America
technique: platinum print
department: Photography
collection: PH - American 1900-1950
type: Photograph
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CREATORS
* Karl F. Struss (American, 1886–1981) - artist
Karl F. Struss American, 1886-1981
Born and raised in New York City, Karl Fischer Struss was an important early pictorialist and a cofounder of the Pictorial Photographers of America. He was also a member of the Photo-Secession, publishing his works in Camera Work (April 1912), and a photographer for publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Harper's Bazaar.
A student of Clarence H. White, Struss was influenced by both White and Alvin Langdon Coburn. He developed his own style, however, an elegant synthesis of random qualities with formal composition. Struss experimented with various technical processes. He developed multiple platinum printing to enhance the depth of shadows and in 1909 designed the Struss Pictorial lens, which entered commercial production in 1915.
Shortly after the First World War, Struss moved to Hollywood, where he became a successful cinematographer. He worked first for Cecil B. De Mille and later freelanced for both independent and major studios until his retirement in 1970. Among his film credits are Ben Hur (1926), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932), and the Chaplin classics The Great Dictator (1940) and Limelight (1952). In 1928 Struss received an Academy Award for his work on De Mille's film Sunrise. T.W.F.
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measurements: Image: 10.9 x 8.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/2 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 30.6 cm (14 x 12 1/16 in.)
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inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "Hamilton,/Twilite/Karl Struss/1912"; erased: "5-146---"; "$350.00"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1987
opening date: 1988-02-24T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).
title: Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-06-24T00:00:00
Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-September 16, 2007).
title: Shadows and Dreams: Pictorialist Photography in America
opening date: 2015-09-05T00:00:00
Shadows and Dreams: Pictorialist Photography in America. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 5, 2015-January 17, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Craig Rhea (artist's grandson)
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CITATIONS
Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1987." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 2 (1988): 30-71.
page number: p. 67, no. 88
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25160017
Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
page number: Reproduced: P. 347
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