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The White House

Artist James Craig Annan (British, 1864-1946)

Date1910

DimensionsOverall: 8 9/16 x 8 1/4 in. (21.7 x 21 cm)
image: 19.7 x 17.5 cm (7 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)

MediumPhotogravure

ClassificationPhotographs

Credit LinePurchased with funds given by an anonymous donor

Object number

1980.5

Not on View

Label TextJames Craig Annan was schooled in photography by his father, Thomas Annan. Working in his father’s studio, he specialized in commercial portraiture however; his personal work was concerned with the artistic integrity and independence of photography. Whitehouse has a soft-focused painterly quality. The subtle gradations of blurred grays create both form and coloristic effects. Whitehouse is typical of Annan’s mature work featuring strong horizontal and diagonal compositional elements. Annan was probably influenced by Whistler, especially in his soft-focus and linear emphasis. His work was exhibited in New York City at 291, the gallery of the Photo-Secessionists movement.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Refraction/Reflection, April 20-September 2, 2012.