Gables
Photograph
1904 (photographed)
1904 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Alvin Coburn’s photography gained inspiration from the Arts and Crafts movement of the 1880s. This movement promoted a simple use of materials fit for their purpose and individual or local craft skills over machine production in architecture, art and design.
Here he has photographed a section of a house roof. It not from a grand building by a well-known architect: instead but it is noteworthy for its humble beauty derived from the use of bricks for the chimney, tiles for the roof and wooden boards for the walls – contrasting yet sympathetic shapes and textures appropriate for their function.
Here he has photographed a section of a house roof. It not from a grand building by a well-known architect: instead but it is noteworthy for its humble beauty derived from the use of bricks for the chimney, tiles for the roof and wooden boards for the walls – contrasting yet sympathetic shapes and textures appropriate for their function.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Gables (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photogravure |
| Brief description | Photograph of rooftop and chimney from Camera Work magazine by Alvin Langdon Coburn, 1904. |
| Physical description | Photograph of rooftop and chimney. |
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| Gallery label | Coburn's photography gained inspiration from the Arts and Crafts movement of the 1880s. This movement promoted a simple use of materials fit for their purpose and individual or local craft skills over machine production in architecture, art and design. This section of a house roof is not from a grand building by a well-known architect. Instead it is noteworthy because its humble beauty derives from the use of bricks for the chimney, tiles for the roof and wooden boards for the walls - contrasting yet sympathetic shapes and textures appropriate for their function.(22/09/2004) |
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| Summary | Alvin Coburn’s photography gained inspiration from the Arts and Crafts movement of the 1880s. This movement promoted a simple use of materials fit for their purpose and individual or local craft skills over machine production in architecture, art and design. Here he has photographed a section of a house roof. It not from a grand building by a well-known architect: instead but it is noteworthy for its humble beauty derived from the use of bricks for the chimney, tiles for the roof and wooden boards for the walls – contrasting yet sympathetic shapes and textures appropriate for their function. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.34-1981 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2005 |
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