Jungbauern, Westerwald (Young Farmers)
August Sander, German, 1876 - 1964
1914, printed 1970
Gelatin silver print
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 1/8 in. (23.9 × 18.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Contemporary Art Fund
2023.2.1
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
On view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on reverse, upper right, in graphite: 17 [circled] PAGE 7; Stamped, on reverse, upper center, in black ink: Creative Camera / 19 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PT; stamped, on reverse, center, in blue ink: AUGUST SANDER / LICHTBILDNER / KOLN-LINDENTHAL / DERENERSTR, 201 / TELEFON ANNO 2492
Label
Set within a rural context, these three well-dressed young men stand out as they pause in the course of their walk. Their clothing and position in the fields would have been recognizable by Germans in the early 20th century. Though research has proven that they were not actually farmers themselves, they exemplified changes in the markers of class for rural people. This photograph is from August Sander’s career-spanning project People of the 20th Century, in which he developed a style that blended formal studio portraiture and street photography. Using this approach, he documented Germans from all walks of life, presenting “types” such as farmers, artists, or skilled tradesmen.
From the 2024 exhibition An Instant Out of Time: Shaping a Collection, curated by Alisa Swindell, Associate Curator of Photography
Course History
Art History 48.02, Histories of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Spring 2024
African and African American Studies 63.01, Sociology 71.01, Race Matters: Race Made to Matter, Trica Keaton, Spring 2024
Music 18.03, African and African American Studies 39.07, Verzuz: A History of Black Popular Music, Allie Martin, Spring 2024
Exhibition History
An Instant Out of Time: Shaping a Collection, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 20-July 21, 2024.
Provenance
Bruse Silverstein Gallery, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2023.
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