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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution abraham walkowitz abrahamwalkowitz clarence h. white clarencehwhite photography modernist painter modernistpainter early 20th century early20thcentury caucasian male portrait serious sepia serioussepia sepia tone sepiatone archives of american art archivesofamericanart Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Walkowitz. Walkowitz, Abraham, 1880-1965 Creator/Photographer: Clarence H. White Birth Date: 1871 Death Date: 1925 Entirely self-taught, Clarence H. White mastered the art of photography by creating a balance between composition and the subtlety of natural light. His photographs are considered gentle, pictorial, simple, and open, and they often focus on his own friends or family members. In 1902 White joined Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude Käsebier, and other photographers in establishing the Photo-Secession movement, and as the founder of the Clarence H. White School of Photography in New York, he guided many students--including Dorothea Lange and Paul J. Outerbridge--on to greatness. Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 17 cm x 11 cm Date: c. 1910 Persistent URL: www.aaa.si.edu/collections/images/detail/abraham-walkowit... Repository: Archives of American Art Collection: Abraham Walkowitz papers, 1904-1966 Accession number: aaa_walkabra_4932 Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Walkowitz. Walkowitz, Abraham, 1880-1965 Creator/Photographer: Clarence H. White Birth Date: 1871 Death Date: 1925 Entirely self-taught, Clarence H. White mastered the art of photography by creating a balance between composition and the subtlety of natural light. His photographs are considered gentle, pictorial, simple, and open, and they often focus on his own friends or family members. In 1902 White joined Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude Käsebier, and other photographers in establishing the Photo-Secession movement, and as the founder of the Clarence H. White School of Photography in New York, he guided many students--including Dorothea Lange and Paul J. Outerbridge--on to greatness. Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 17 cm x 11 cm Date: c. 1910 Persistent URL: www.aaa.si.edu/collections/images/detail/abraham-walkowit... Repository: Archives of American Art Collection: Abraham Walkowitz papers, 1904-1966 Accession number: aaa_walkabra_4932 | ||||
