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George Buell Hollister and Hebe Hollister , (G. 1866, H.1881–G.1952, H.1964)

Elms by the River

c. 1919
7 3/4 in. x 5 13/16 in. (19.69 cm x 14.76 cm)

Medium and Support: gum print

Credit Line: museum purchase

Accession Number: 1988.6

Commentary

Pictorialism, an international photography movement, emerged in the late 19th century. Its practitioners, who often congregated in camera clubs in cities such as London, Paris and New York, sought to distinguish themselves from the amateurs who emerged after the invention of the Kodak snapshot camera in 1888. Arguing against received opinion, pictorialists contended that photography could be a medium for artistic expression.
To elevate their images to the status of fine art, pictorialist photographers like the husband and wife team of George and Hebe Hollister employed a soft-focus effect and used alternative photographic processes like gum bichromate, which created a hand-manipulated and unique artistic print. Many pictorialists focused on natural and bucolic landscapes, which were also a popular subject matter for symbolist and tonalist painters of the day.

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

American Photography from the Permanent Collection in Celebration of the 50th An Addison Gallery of American Art , 10/13/1989 - 12/18/1989
Point of View: Landscapes from the Addison Collection Addison Gallery of American Art , 10/16/1992 - 12/20/1992
Addison Gallery of American Art: 65 Years Addison Gallery of American Art , 4/13/1996 - 7/31/1996
The American Land: Selections from the Addison Collection Addison Gallery of American Art , 1/19/2001 - 4/8/2001
In Focus: 75 Years of Collecting American Photography Addison Gallery of American Art , 4/28/2006 - 7/31/2006
Dwight Tryon and American Tonalism Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/12/2014 - 1/4/2015
Contemplating the View: American Landscape Photographs Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/8/2018 - 3/3/2019

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Exhibitions: Contemplating the View: American Landscape Photographs

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