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American

Untitled, August 1944

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Untitled

Year

August 1944

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 5.2 x 7.9 cm (2 1/16 x 3 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed, verso, at top, in blue ink: "To Mom from Orla | + Ruby | Aug -- 1944"; at ul, in graphite: "80-"; stamped in blue ink at lr: "618"

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Photographs

Credit

Gift of Peter J. Cohen in honor of Luke Cohen, RISD BFA 1971, BArch 1972, Architecture

Object Number

2015.91.19

Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 16

Intimacy
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Collective Recollection

July 27, 2018 - January 20, 2019

Over the last few decades, snapshots and other everyday photographs have been collected and exhibited with serious interest. These images, celebrated for their fresh, “real” insights into specific times and places, offer what can be critical historical information. However, the act of bringing snapshots into a museum context divorces them from their original use and personal value as private objects—objects that were circulated and cherished. Their arrangement here gives some sense of a traditional photo-album display, but the thematic groups point to layers of collecting interest and curatorial selection.

Peter J. Cohen scoured flea markets, garage sales, and shops for years, amassing a collection of about 50,000 snapshots. Distinctive categories have helped him focus his selections, including At Play, Kids, Picnics, and Women Organized Neatly. Cohen has generously donated his snapshots to museums, inviting curators to make selections from his collection.

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Untitled with the accession number of 2015.91.19. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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We view our online collection as a living documents, and our records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you have additional information or have spotted an error, please send feedback to curatorial@risd.edu.

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