Untitled (Window in Snow)

Frank Bird Masters, American, 1873 - 1955

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about 1910

Cyanotype

Image: 4 5/8 × 3 11/16 in. (11.7 × 9.4 cm)

Sheet: 4 15/16 × 3 15/16 in. (12.5 × 10 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Anonymous gift in memory of Janice Colburn Hart and Rilla Reed MacAdam

PH.2001.31

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Label

The brightness of the light in the window draws our attention. When looking closely, we can see snow that has fallen and rests on the glass, but the precise distinction between snow and light is difficult to determine. The snow, blue hue, and small scale of the work encourage a sense of quiet and intimacy. The photograph includes a small portion of a room with an empty chair and no discernable shapes outside the window. Since there is no figure, the strongest presence is the light itself.

From the 2023 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 113, On View: Windows in Art, curated by Leigh Smith '23, Erbe Intern

Course History

SART 29, Photography I, Christina Seely, Spring 2019

SART 29, Photography I, Christina Seely, Fall 2019

Exhibition History

A Space for Dialogue 113, On View: Windows in Art, Leigh Smith '23, Erbe Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 1 - August 12, 2023.

Provenance

Sold to (possibly at auction) Flurry Gallery, Seattle, about 1991; sold to an unknown Seattle dealer; sold to Robert Tat Fine Photographs & Books, San Francisco; sold to an anonymous collector, August 15, 2001; given to present collection. 2001.

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