Untitled (Karnak, Egypt)
Artist: Eleanor Parke Custis (American, 1897-1983)
Date: 1935
Dimensions:
H: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); W: 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
Medium: Vintage bromide print.
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Webster Plass, by exchange
Object number: 2005.295
Label Text:Eleanor Parke Custis, a direct descendant of Martha Washington, was introduced at an early age to painting and photography. She studied at the Corcoran Gallery of Art School and was interested in Japanese woodblock prints, Art Nouveau designs, and the Arts and Crafts aesthetic. In 1933, Custis sold her paintings to finance a trip to North Africa, where she produced many paintings and even more photographs.
First exhibited in 1934, her opulent prints were ideally suited to the Pictorialist aesthetic and were extensively exhibited in popular photographic salons hosted by museums. This photograph is a dramatic study of light reflecting on and through the columns of the great hypostyle hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, part of the vast temple complex at Karnak.
First exhibited in 1934, her opulent prints were ideally suited to the Pictorialist aesthetic and were extensively exhibited in popular photographic salons hosted by museums. This photograph is a dramatic study of light reflecting on and through the columns of the great hypostyle hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, part of the vast temple complex at Karnak.
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