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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.100
People
Carl Strüwe, German (Bielefeld, Germany 1898 - 1988 Bielefeld, Germany)
Title
Plankton 1. Above: Algae Colony (Asterionella), Below: Green Algae (Volvox)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Urfamilien im Plankton (1). Kieselalge (Asterionella, o.) und Grünalge (Volvox, u.)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1952, printed late 1950s
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/355620

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
57.5 × 47.6 cm (22 5/8 × 18 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: On verso: Unfamilien im Plankton / (oben: Algenverband; unden: Fierstaaten / ca. 1000:1
  • stamp: On verso, in purple ink: CARL STRUWE / BIELEFELD / DITFURTHSTR. 39c / CARL STRUWE / Formen des Mikrokosmos
  • inscription: On verso, in graphite: CST 067 / 1-172, 1952, 1/2

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Steven Kasher Gallery, New York], sold; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2016.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
1/2
Standard Reference Number
Gottfried Jäger 1-172

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Antonia Paepcke DuBrul Fund
Copyright
© Carl Strüwe / Steven Kasher Gallery
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.100
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Lynette Roth, Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943–55, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2018), pp. 332-334, cat. no. 45.1, ill. (b/w)

Exhibition History

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