"Platinum Print by Edwin Hale Lincoln of "Genesta"
InformationEdwin Hale Lincoln (American 1848-1938) Platinum print, depicting the yacht Genesta challenging for the America's Cup 1885. The print is mounted to Lincoln's standard, embossed gray mount. The following ink caption is on the reverse: "Bow view cutter Genesta racing off New York Harbor." Applied to the back of the mount is a typed label which states: "GENESTA IN CHALLENGE RACE FOR AMERICA'S CUP - LINCOLN SHIP PICTURES No.31." The back of the mount also has two stamps from Detroit Public Library, Fine Arts and one states: "Release By." The image depicts an angled bow on view of Genesta under full sail. To the right and left are a spectator tug and sidewheel vessels. This photograph is an excellent and early example of Lincoln's platinum yachting views. It is the only example which we are aware of with an America's Cup subject. (PH-335) Condition: The photograph is in outstanding condition. The mount has a tiny stain on the left side. Dimensions of photograph: 9 1/2 x 7 1/4. Dimensions of mount: 15 1/2 x 13. Dimensions of mat: 20 x 16. Note: Born in Westminster, Massachusetts, Lincoln went into the photographic business in Brockton in 1876. He pioneered photographing yachts under full sail in Newport, Rhode Island and became one of the first photographers to specialize in documenting large estates. On commission, he photographed the mansions of Newport and Lenox, Massachusetts in their turn-of-the-century splendor. In the 1890s, Lincoln settled in the Berkshires and began an extensive photographic study of New England wildflowers. He published his photographs over a 30 year period in a hand-made, small-edition folio of platinum prints called, "Wild Flowers of New England." Lincoln's wildflower studies were widely used in university botany departments and in schools of fine art. He also made studies of trees, orchids, and landscapes. Lincoln photographed with an 8 x 10 view camera and printed primarily on platinum paper. While many photographers of the day were working in the soft focus and painterly mode of Pictorialism, Lincoln's photographs were influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement. His "straight" and direct style continued a long American tradition. Collections: Boston Athenaeum, Boston, MA Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, MA Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA Boston Public Library, Boston, MA Lenox Library, Lenox, MA Hallmark Card Co. Kansas City, MO Horticultural Society, Boston, MA Worcester Art Museum, MA Bowdoin College Art Museum, ME Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA Sources: Becker, William. 'Permanent Authentic Records'; The Arts and Crafts Photographs of Edwin Hale Lincoln. In History of Photography January, 1989 P. 19 Danziger, James & Daiter, Stephen. The American Century: Photographs and Visions. New York: Danziger & Daiter, 1997. Davis, Keith. An American Century of Photography. Kansas City: Hallmark Cards, 1995. Dimock, George. A Persistence of Vision. Lenox: Lenox Library Association, 1981. Eskinds, Andrew. PhotographerÆs Data Base at GEH/IMP. Going, Illust. by Lincoln. Field, Forest, & Wayside Flowers. Lincoln, Edwin Hale. Typical Wooden Vessels of the 19th Century, 1883-1889. n.p., 1929. Lincoln, Edwin Hale. Wild Flowers of New England. 16 parts in 8 vols. : chiefly ill. ; 41 cm. Lenox: 1914. Lincoln, Edwin Hale. Orchids of the Northeastern United States. Lenox: 1931. Meyer, Marilee. Inspiring Reform: BostonÆs Arts and Crafts Movement. Wellesley, MA: Davis Museum, 1997 Oakes, Donald T. , Ed. A Pride of Palaces: Lenox Summer Cottages 1883-1933, Sixty Photographs by Edwin Hale Lincoln 1848-1938, 1981. Robinson, William. A Certain Slant of Light.. New York: Little, Brown and Co., 1980. VanHaften, Julia. From Talbot to Steiglitz. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1982.
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