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Akeley Motion Picture Camera, New York City

Photograph
1923 (photographed), 1976 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Paul Strand (photographer)
Michael Hoffmann (publisher)
Place of origin
New York (photographed)

Photograph by Paul Strand, ‘Akeley Motion Picture Camera, New York City’, from the portfolio ‘On My Doorstep, A portfolio of eleven Photographs. 1914-1973’, gelatin silver print, 1923, printed 1976, published by Michael E. Hoffmann as agent for Paul Strand. Ed. 34/50.

Object details

Object type
Photograph
TitleAkeley Motion Picture Camera, New York City (assigned by artist)
Brief description
Photograph by Paul Strand, ‘Akeley Motion Picture Camera, New York City’, from the portfolio ‘On My Doorstep, A portfolio of eleven Photographs. 1914-1973’, gelatin silver print, 1923, printed 1976, published by Michael E. Hoffmann as agent for Paul Strand. Ed. 34/50.
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
Ed. 34/50
Gallery label
(06 03 2014)
Gallery 100 ‘A History of Photography’, 2014-2015, label text:

Paul Strand (1890–1976)
‘Akeley Motion Picture Camera, New York City’
1923, printed 1975

Strand is best known today for still photography, but throughout the 1920s he made his living as a filmmaker. He made a series of photographs of an expensive new movie camera soon after purchasing it, delighting in its engineering. Here, Strand explores the machine as a fitting modern subject, creating a fusion between art and technology.

Gelatin silver print
Museum no. Ph.7-1978
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.7-1978

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1059610/akeley-motion-picture-camera-new-photograph-paul-strand/
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