Anne W. Brigman

The Soul of the Blasted Pine
Recent Acquisition

Maker

Anne W. Brigman (American, 1869 - 1950)

Title

The Soul of the Blasted Pine
From Camera Work 25

Year

1909

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 15.2 x 21.3 cm (6 x 8 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: Recto: LR beneath image: letterpress in black ink: “COPYRIGHT. 1908. BY ANNIE W. BRIGMAN.”; verso: UL along edge of sheet: inscribed in graphite: “SOUL of tHE BLASTED PINE”

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Susan Ehrens

Object Number

2022.111.3

Type

Exhibition History

Process Work
Intersections of Photography and Print ca. 1825 to Today
Feb 01, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025

Label copy

This photogravure by Anne W. Brigman highlights the range of textures and tones possible using the photogravure process. This print first appeared in Camera Work, a journal founded by photographer Alfred Stieglitz in 1903. Both Brigman and Stieglitz were part of the Photo-Secession, a movement that championed photography as a medium for individual artistic expression. Trained as a commercial printer in Germany, Stieglitz brought photogravure to the attention of this new group of photographers in the early 1900s and actively promoted the process through publications like Camera Work. 

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Anne W. Brigman (American, 1869 - 1950)
The Soul of the Blasted Pine; From Camera Work 25, 1909
Photogravure on paper
Image: 15.2 x 21.3 cm (6 x 8 3/8 inches)
Gift of Susan Ehrens 2022.111.3

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