Man's Construction
Artist
Karl Struss
(American, 1886 - 1981)
Date1912
MediumPalladium print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 5/16 × 12 3/4 inches (26.19 × 32.39 cm)
Mount: 13 7/8 × 17 inches (35.23 × 43.18 cm)
Mount: 13 7/8 × 17 inches (35.23 × 43.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.56
SignedSigned and dated on mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "Karl Struss, 1912.";
On mount verso, center, blue stamp: PHOTOGRAPHY BY / KARL STRUSS / HOLLYWOOD, CALIF."
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in black pen: ""MAN'S CONSTRUCTION". ";
On sheet verso, center, in black and blue pen: "PALLADIO-PRINT / -1912-"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "51" / "12-650";
On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "1.2"
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DescriptionNocturnal urban scene with illuminated train car, softly-lit city and bridge in the background.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2015;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
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