Magnolia
- Title:
- Magnolia
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- History of photography
- Creator:
- Cunningham, Imogen
- Creation Date:
- 1936
- ID Number:
- 2010.010.001
- File Name:
- 2010.010.001.jpg
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- gelatin silver prints
- Subject:
- Art and Photography
modernism - Measurement:
- 40.6 x 51.4 (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- Close up of a single magnolia flower from the side. The stamens are pointing up in the center of the frame and are capped by delicate carpels, each curling downward. The light colored petals cup like palms; the one closest to the camera is lower than the rest to allow this view.
- Notes:
- Gelatin silver print, one of several by Cunningham held at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum.
- Cite As:
- Imogen Cunningham,(American, 1883–1976), Magnolia, 1936. Gelatin silver print, 40.6 x 51.4 cm. Gift of Professor William J. Dress, PhD 1953, 2010.010.001.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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