Self-Portrait, Seattle Studio
Imogen Cunningham, Self-Portrait, Seattle Studio, ca. 1910, gelatin silver print, Bequest of Fae Heath Batten, © 1910 Imogen Cunningham Trust, 1997.58.37
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- Title
Self-Portrait, Seattle Studio
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1910
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image/sheet: 4 in x 3 1/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature/maker's mark: This early photograph of Imogen Cunningham was made in her studio in Seattle in the 1910's. This is authenticated by Rondal Partridge, Imogen Cunningham's son and Trustee of the Trust. July 10, 1982.
- Collection Area
Photography; Northwest Art
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Bequest of Fae Heath Batten
- Accession Number
1997.58.37
- Copyright
© 1910 Imogen Cunningham Trust
- Terms
Originally from Portland, Oregon, Imogen Cunningham began making photographs in 1901 at the age of 18. After studying at the University of Washington in Seattle, she worked in Edward Curtis’ photography studio for two years. This early photograph, created in her own Seattle studio, is a simple yet striking self-portrait that demonstrates her evolving Pictorialist style. While the 1920s saw Cunningham forgo Pictorialism’s soft focus and painterly effects in favor of visual precision, her first Seattle photographs demonstrate a sensitivity and awareness of form and light that characterize the images she produced throughout her long career.
- Exhibitions
2002 Recent Acquisitions - Photography Portland Art Museum
2011 One Woman’s Legacy: Selections from the Fae Heath Batten Photography Bequest Portland Art Museum