id: 161180
accession number: 1999.30
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.30
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Self-Portrait with Grandson, 1902. Gertrude Käsebier (American, 1852–1934). Platinum print; overall: 16.4 x 15 cm (6 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.30
title: Self-Portrait with Grandson
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creation date: 1902
creation date earliest: 1902
creation date latest: 1902
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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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
* Gertrude Käsebier (American, 1852–1934) - artist
Gertrude Käsebier American, 1852-1934
One of the most well-known pictorial photographers of the early 20th century, Gertrude Käsebier was born in Fort Des Moines (now Des Moines), Iowa. In 1889 she entered the Pratt Institute in New York to study portrait painting. Photography, however, which she took up on her own, became her primary artistic focus.
After working with a professional Brooklyn photographer to gain business experience, Käsebier opened her own portrait studio in New York City in late 1897 or early 1898. It was a great success, and she was soon busy producing commercial portraits in addition to her personal work. Her pictorial images, mostly portraits and figure studies, were exhibited widely in the United States and Europe during the early 20th century and were reproduced in both Camera Notes and Camera Work. She was a founding member of the Photo-Secession in 1902 and one of the first two women elected to membership in the Linked Ring (1900).
In 1912 Käsebier resigned from the Photo-Secession, breaking her long association with Alfred Stieglitz after several disagreements. Four years later she became associated with Clarence H. White's Pictorial Photographers of America. Retiring in the 1920s, Käsebier continued to serve as a source of inspiration for younger photographers such as Laura Gilpin, Consuelo Kanaga, and Clara Sipprell. M.M.
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measurements: Overall: 16.4 x 15 cm (6 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Artists Photographing Artists
opening date: 2001-10-13T00:00:00
Artists Photographing Artists. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 13, 2001-February 27, 2002).
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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