id: 154821
accession number: 1989.401
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.401
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Chester, Nova Scotia, 1910. Karl F. Struss (American, 1886–1981). Platinum print; image: 10.9 x 9.3 cm (4 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Daniel Sherby Memorial Collection, Gift of Clementine F. Sherby and Robert Hayes Gries 1989.401
title: Chester, Nova Scotia
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creation date: 1910
creation date earliest: 1910
creation date latest: 1910
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creditline: The Daniel Sherby Memorial Collection, Gift of Clementine F. Sherby and Robert Hayes Gries
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culture: America, 20th century
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 9.3 cm (4 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
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inscription: Written in pencil on recto of small mount: "1910 3 [circled]"; in pencil on recto of large mount: "Karl Struss 1887 / Chester, Nova Scotia 1910 / AK 85 S. Z08"; in pencil on verso: "Chester, Nova Scotia / 1910" "SZ08-AK.85 / 175"; "#1062"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1989
opening date: 1990-02-06T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1989. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA, Feb. 6 - April 15, 1990: "Year in Review 1989," CMA Bulletin, 77 (Feb. 1990), p. 69, no. 61.', 'opening_date': '1990-02-06T00:00:00'}
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
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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