id:			153623
accession number:	1987.151
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.151
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:00.704000

The Inferno--Grand Canyon, 1919. Karl F. Struss (American, 1886–1981). Palladium print; image: 11.5 x 9.2 cm (4 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Jr. in memory of Kenyon C. Bolton 1987.151

title:				The Inferno--Grand Canyon
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creation date:			1919
creation date earliest:		1919
creation date latest:		1919
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, Jr. in memory of Kenyon C. Bolton
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	palladium 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: 11.5 x 9.2 cm (4 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on print: "Karl Struss [signed]"; in pencil on mount: "Karl Struss [signed]"; "5 [circled]"; in pencil on verso: " 'The Inferno-Grand Canyon' / Palladio print / $5 / 22195 / [an undistinguishable mark]"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1987
	opening date:   1988-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

	title:		Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   1996-11-24T05:00:00
	<i>Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 24, 1996-February 2, 1997).

	title:		American Space:  Landscape Photography 1900-1950
	opening date:   2001-01-06T00:00:00
	<i>American Space:  Landscape Photography 1900-1950</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 6-May 23, 2001).

	title:		Shadows and Dreams: Pictorialist Photography in America
	opening date:   2015-09-05T00:00:00
	<i>Shadows and Dreams: Pictorialist Photography in America</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 5, 2015-January 17, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, February 24 - April 17, 1988: "Year in Review 1987," CMA Bulletin, 75 (February 1988), p. 67, no. 87.', 'opening_date': '1988-02-24T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, November 20,1996 - February 2, 1997: "Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art."', 'opening_date': '1997-02-02T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, January 3 - May 23, 2001: "American Space: Landscape Photography, 1900-1950."', 'opening_date': '2001-01-03T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (9/5/2015 - 1/17/2016); "Pictorialist Photography"', 'opening_date': '2015-09-05T00:00:00'}

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. <em>Catalogue of Photography</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 347
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