Portrait of a Woman & Her Shih Tzu Dogs
Lotte Jacobi, Portrait of a Woman & Her Shih Tzu Dogs, ca. 1930 (negative); printed later, gelatin silver print, Gift of David Shaw and Nissa Shaw, © unknown, research required, 1997.230.21
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- Title
Portrait of a Woman & Her Shih Tzu Dogs
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1930 (negative); printed later
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 3 7/8 in x 3 in; sheet: 5 3/8 in x 3 7/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: "Lotte Jacobi", pen, black ink, lower right, recto
- Collection Area
Photography
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of David Shaw and Nissa Shaw
- Accession Number
1997.230.21
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
By the late 1920s, Lotte Jacobi was an established portraitist and filmmaker in Germany whose photographs embodied the edgy artistry of the Weimar Republic. In this wonderfully surreal and playful image, a woman gazes both downward at her Shih Tzu pups as well as toward the camera. Unlike many nineteenth century photographs that feature blurry animals (who often could not remain still during long exposures), here it is the human subject who has moved, creating a mysterious composition.
- Exhibitions
2013 Fierce: Animal Life from the Collection Portland Art Museum