Archetype of Individuality 1. Singular Frustules from Algae Colonies. From a Circular Preparation

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
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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2016.102: Archetype of Individuality 1. Singular Frustules from Algae Colonies. From a Circular Preparation