Couple
ca. 1935
Medium
Photography-Photoprint
Classification
Photography-Photoprint
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Moore
Accession Number
2002.48.24
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Couple** (ca. 1935) is a striking photoprint by an unidentified artist, now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's. Captured during the heart of the Great Depression, this image features a figure group—a couple—offering a glimpse into everyday American life at a time when photography was becoming a vital tool for documenting personal and social stories. The medium of photoprint, a gelatin silver print from a negative, was standard in the 1930s, prized for its rich tonal range and ability to reproduce fine details with remarkable clarity. Though the artist's identity remains unknown...
About the Artist
Unidentified ( ) · –