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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.102
People
Carl Strüwe, German (Bielefeld, Germany 1898 - 1988 Bielefeld, Germany)
Title
Archetype of Individuality 1. Singular Frustules from Algae Colonies. From a Circular Preparation
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Urbild der Individualität (1). Einzelschalen von Kieselalgen. Aus e. Kreispräparat
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1933, printed late 1950s
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/355622

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin Silver Print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
17.8 × 12.7 cm (7 × 5 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: On verso, in graphite: o6en (arrow pointing upward) / B=7,5 cm 62,5% / Urbild der Individualitat (1) / Einzelschalen von Kieselalsen / 360:1 / CSt 018 / Leikrofoto Diaroneen
  • stamp: On verso, in purple ink: CARL STRUWE / BIELEFELD / DITFURTHSTR. 39c
  • label: On plastic protective sleeve, removed: Carl Strüwe / Archetype of Individuality, 1933 / Gelatin silver print, printed late 1950s / 7h x 5w in / Edition 2 of 7; Titled and stamped by photographer verso / CSt018

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
2/7
Standard Reference Number
Gottfried Jäger 1-092

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
2016.102
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. 333-334, fig. 2, ill. (b/w)

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