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Have Drowned my Glory in a Shallow Cup
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The Pictorialist movement sought to raise the acceptance of photography to the level of fine art and pictorialists often worked in ways that made photographs feel less mechanical and more painterly. Strategies ranged broadly from using soft focus to smearing grease on the camera lens to scratching negatives. Although, Reece maintained a home and studio half a mile from the Dayton Art Institute, she had a network that included influential photographers such as Edward Weston and Tina Modotti. During a trip to California to visit the pair, Reece created this genre scene for which Modotti posed as its subject.
FEATURED IMAGE
Jane Reece (American, 1868–1961), Have Drowned my Glory in a Shallow Cup, 1919, platinum print, 6 x 8 1/8 inches (15.2 x 20.6 cm). Gift of Miss Jane Reece, 1952.19.131
