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accession number:	1997.183
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24 Photographs of the Female Figure: Untitled, 1917. Karl F. Struss (American, 1886–1981). Gelatin silver print; image: 16 x 21.3 cm (6 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.); paper: 36.2 x 28.6 cm (14 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.); matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1997.183

title:				Untitled
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series:				24 Photographs of the Female Figure
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creation date:			1917
creation date earliest:		1917
creation date latest:		1917
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	gelatin silver 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: 16 x 21.3 cm (6 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.); Paper: 36.2 x 28.6 cm (14 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
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	inscription:	In graphite on recto: "Karl Struss [signed]"; on verso:  "#21"
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PROVENANCE

	(Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco, CA)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: September 15, 1997
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