Original Photograph: HOT LUNCH AT ALL HOURS
by [RITTER, E. Carl]
- Used
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[Akron, OH?]: n.p., 1905. Near fine.. A skilled and moving portrait of a Native American family, probably Mojave, captioned with a typically racist title along the top edge. Captured in-studio, the image shows a husband and wife with their infant child. The father stands, his wife seated beside and nursing the baby. Variations on this subject and title (native and black women with nursing child) were not uncommon at this time. But whereas most examples usually featured an intentionally unflattering image, this photo - considered after its offensive sentiment - offers a frank, objective, and almost tender appraisal of its subject not unlike the photographs Edward Curtis was taking during this period. Though numbered in the negative, the image is unsigned and uncredited. However, a brief review in a 1903 issue of The St. Louis and Canadian Photographer mentions a photograph apparently matching this image credited to one E. Carl Ritter of Akron (though we've been unable to confirm or find any further information on Ritter). Nevertheless, a striking portrait of a turn-of-the-century Native American family in period attire, with title reflecting period attitudes. Original vintage gelatin silver photograph 8.25" x 5.125" approx. on contemporary mount, 9" x 6". Mild wear. Some silvering to image. Near fine overall. Titled and numbered in the negative.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42030
- Title
- Original Photograph: HOT LUNCH AT ALL HOURS
- Author
- [RITTER, E. Carl]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- n.p.
- Place of Publication
- [Akron, OH?]
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Native American
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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