Mushrooms by the Sea

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Mushrooms by the Sea

1894 (negative); 1936 (print)

Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946)

This charming early view was rediscovered by Stieglitz in 1936 and printed as a gift for his close associate Dorothy Norman. Taken on the Lido, a resort island near Venice, the negative was made during Stieglitz's honeymoon trip with his first wife, Emmeline, in 1893, as were several other Italian scenes. On a few occasions during his career, Stieglitz reviewed earlier work and saw new potential in it. In this instance, he was reaching the end of his active career and may simply have chosen to revisit earlier images rather than make new exposures. He inscribed the print to Norman, who had herself visited the Lido in 1926, with the following: "This is an amusing thing I did when at the Lido in 1894. 'Mushrooms by the Sea.' Lake George July 3, 1936."

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Object Details

Title:

Mushrooms by the Sea

Date:

1894 (negative); 1936 (print)

Artist:

Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946)

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet/Mount: 1 1/4 × 2 11/16 inches (3.2 × 6.8 cm) Mount (secondary): 11 × 8 1/2 inches (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

From the Collection of Dorothy Norman, 1997

Accession Number:

1997-146-21

Geography:

Photograph taken in United States, North and Central America

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