Light Abstraction
Artist
Edward Quigley
(American, 1898 - 1977)
Date1931
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 13 5/8 x 10 1/8 inches (34.61 x 25.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2889
InscribedArtist's Stamp
"Photograph by / Edward Quigley / Philadelphia"
Back of Print
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print. Quigley catalog pl. 29, Q238. Artist's stamp on back of print.Exhibition HistoryRotation 24. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 9 – November 12, 2017, no cat.
This photograph is one in a group of light abstractions produced by Edward Quigley. Working in an experimental manner, he used prisms, selective focus, and camera motion to create these images. This approach exemplifies the influence of the European New Vision in American photography. Quigley was both a commercial and artistic photographer, so he kept abreast of the most advanced international work of the day.
Houk Friedman Gallery, New York, NY;
Purchased from Houk Friedman Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1991;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Purchased from Houk Friedman Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1991;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© Estate of Edward Quigley
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