Accession Number1976/2.11
TitleAgave Design 1
Artist(s)Imogen CunninghamArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Datecirca 1920, printed laterMedium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 13 11/16 in x 10 5/8 in (34.7 cm x 27 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm);20 7/16 in x 15 1/16 in (51.9 cm x 38.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum PurchaseSubject matterImogen Cunningham began photographing at age 18 after seeing Gertrude Käsebier’s work. Throughout her career, she photographed a diverse range of subjects, including nudes, botanical photographs, street photography, and freelance work for
Vanity Fair. Around 1920, Cunningham relocated to San Francisco and began working on her botanical photographs, focusing on producing studies of the magnolia between 1923 and 1925.
Physical DescriptionA photograph of an agave plant. The plant is framed so that its straight leaves align with the architectural features of the background.
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Keywords
Agave (genus)
abstraction
agave
cast shadows
chiaroscuro
geometric abstraction
modern and contemporary art
still lifes