Karl Struss

platinum print, signed and dated in pencil on the image, tipped to a triple mount, 1911 (New York to Hollywood: The Photography of Karl Struss, fig. 37, p. 100, variant)

This platinum print is in generally excellent condition. There is very minimal wear along the the edges and at the corners. The underlying mount is cream-colored heavy paper manufactured by Enfield & Co., with minimal evidence of foxing. There is are two 1½-inch tears extending from the upper and lower edge, which have been expertly repaired. The intermediate mount is off-white card, and the photograph is tipped to gray paper. On the reverse of the underlying mount is offsetting from another print.
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The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, owns a similar study to that offered here, taken from nearly the same vantage point, titled ‘Horse-drawn Vehicle & El. New York City, Herald Square.’  The Museum acquired the Karl Struss archive in 1983, containing the definitive collection of his negatives, prints, and film stills.