Coburn, Alvin Langdon
British (b. US, 1882-1966)

TITLE ON OBJECT: The Octopus, New York, 1912

1912
platinum print
42.3 x 32.2 cm.
Gift of Alvin Langdon Coburn
GEH NEGS: 5321 18965
67:0144:0289

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Coburn, Alvin Langdon. --Camera Pictures.-- London: Goupil Gallery, 1913. pl. 53.//
Newhall, Nancy. --Alvin Langdon Coburn: A Portfolio of Sixteen Photographs.-- Rochester: George Eastman House, 1962. pl. XII.//
Gernsheim, Helmut & Alison. --Alvin Langdon Coburn - Photographer: An Autobiography.-- New York & Washington: Frederick A. Praeger, 1966. pl. 48.//
Pollock, Peter. --The Picture History of Photography.-- US, NY, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1969. p. 341.//
Rosenblum, Naomi. --A World History of Photography.-- New York: Abbeville Press, 1984. p. 330.//
Weaver, Mike. --Alvin Langdon Coburn: Symbolist Photographer 1882-1966.-- New York: Aperture, 1986. p. 65.//
Mulligan, Therese & Wooters, David. --Photography from 1839 to today: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.-- Cologne: Taschen, 1999. p. 422.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Photo Eye of the 20's", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, October 15, 1970 - January 18, 1971.//
"Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882-1966)", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, October 14, 1977 - January 29, 1978.//
"From Pictorialism To Abstraction: The Photographs of Alvin Langdon Coburn", US, MA, Wellesley, Wellesley College, December 8, 1982 - February 14, 1983.//
"Alvin Langdon Coburn: Symbolist Photographer", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Travel, *** no exhib date given ***.//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the Collection", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, January 25, 1991 - March 22, 1992.//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the Collection (reinstallation)", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, September 18, 1993 - June 5, 1994.//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the George Eastman House Collection", Japan, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, November 18, 1995 - January ??, 1996.//
"Through The Lens", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - North Gallery, June 22, 1996 -.//
"Alvin Langdon Coburn", Germany, Cologne, Roman, September 11 - October 25, 1998.//
"Alvin Langdon Coburn", US, NY, Rochester, GEH -, February 20 - April 8, 1999.//

INSCRIPTION: (no inscriptions)

NOTES: Catalogued 4/85, HA/PB, updated 11/90, MMC. Updated 10/94, MS.

SUBJECTS:
landscape, aerial perspectives
cityscape, winter
landscape, parks / Madison Square Park