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kasebier negatives
There's a trove of original negatives by Gertrude Kasebier at the Library of Congress. The starting point is here:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html
You then type in her name (or anyone else for that matter, Ansel Adams, Walker Evans) and up comes a trove. I put some at the large format grou:
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=45272
but nobody seems interested (too bad for them).
The last one on LFP should interest this group. Jim! What lens do you think took it?
George
George Bogatko
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How U doin George???
I saw these shots, and I like them all, but was especially touched by the frontally posed portrait of the beautiful young woman. You know your comment is quite telling, and I agree w/you, you can see and feel what these shots represent, but unfortunately some folks can't see it.
For me, technical proficiency is important, but the whole reason for taking a shot like this is feeling. I'd love to know which lens took these too.
Take care George
Yes. The print that wound up in Camera Work is titled "Portrait (Miss N.). The LOC version identifies it as
"Evelyn Nesbit, three-quarter length portrait, seated, wearing an off-the-shoulder dress."
The title is: [Evelyn Nesbit about 1900 at a time when she was brought to the studio by Stanford White]
From wikipedia:
(Florence) Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 January 17, 1967) was an American artists' model and chorus girl, noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover, architect Stanford White, by her first husband, Harry Kendall Thaw.
Hey George
The image is around 109 yrs. old.........but timeless. Your uploading it is geatly appreciated. This photographer was special.
Take care
George, I think the 3rd image could have been made by the very Struss lens I own. I love the look of it. Wonderful stuff.
Jim. There are some Karl Struss pictures at the LOC. Go to the entry page above (lcweb...pphome) and enter his name.
gb
OOPS. The KS pictures are thumbnails of stuff that's unavailable (bigger). Bummer.