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Ex Libris

J. Craig Annan; Alfred Stieglitz

Artwork Details

Ex Libris
1909
J. Craig Annan; Alfred Stieglitz
photogravure on paper
12 7/16 in x 9 1/16 in x 7/16 in (31.6 cm x 23 cm x 1.1 cm)
Gift of The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, in memory of Morris D. Baker, a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Architecture, 1952
2000/2.141.6

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Subject Matter:

Portrait of Dorothy Carleton Smyth, a Scottish artist. She holds a book in her left hand, in the lower left corner of the composition. She wears an academic costume, including a hat. "Ex Libris," or "From the library of" is inscribed in large block type in the upper left corner. This font resembles the cover of the publication Camera Work, in which it was published.

Physical Description:

Portrait of a subject in costume, holding a book. "Ex Libris" printed in upper left corner.

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