GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Carlotta Corpron explores the possibilities of photography without ambient light in this 1940 gelatin print of a church in Havana, Cuba. Corpron captured the interior of a church, showing the outline of its arcade, apse, and altar against a dark background. This image immediately preceded a series of photographs of moving lights.
Corpron first purchased a camera in 1933, when teaching at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Applied Arts, and was tasked with teaching photography in 1935 at Texas State College for Women (Texas Women’s University) in Denton. While there, she met New Bauhaus director and member, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Gyorgy Kepes, both of whom influenced her interest in abstract photography.
Drawn from
- William Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2008.
- Atzbach, Nicole. "Carlotta Corpron: Photography and Light" Blog of the Hamon Arts Library, 2016, https://hamonlibraryblog.org/2016/04/18/carlotta-corpron-photography-and-light/.
NOTES
Created 1942
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Corpron, Carlotta M. (American, 1901-1988)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location: Havana (inhabited place/Cuba): TGN: 7006453
Place of origin: Denton (Texas/United States): TGN: 2103762
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
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RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Paul Brauchle
AUDIO ASSETS
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WEB RESOURCES
- YouTube~Watch this video about the gelatin silver process from the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.
- International Center of Photography~Learn more about the life and works of Carlotta Corpron.
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
- Carlotta Corpron’s personal archives are at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, TX.
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General Description
Carlotta Corpron explores the possibilities of photography without ambient light in this 1940 gelatin print of a church in Havana, Cuba. Corpron captured the interior of a church, showing the outline of its arcade, apse, and altar against a dark background. This image immediately preceded a series of photographs of moving lights.
Corpron first purchased a camera in 1933, when teaching at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Applied Arts, and was tasked with teaching photography in 1935 at Texas State College for Women (Texas Women’s University) in Denton. While there, she met New Bauhaus director and member, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Gyorgy Kepes, both of whom influenced her interest in abstract photography.
Drawn from
- William Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2008.
- Atzbach, Nicole. "Carlotta Corpron: Photography and Light" Blog of the Hamon Arts Library, 2016, https://hamonlibraryblog.org/2016/04/18/carlotta-corpron-photography-and-light/.
Fun Facts
- Carlotta Corpron’s personal archives are at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, TX.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- YouTube~Watch this video about the gelatin silver process from the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.
- International Center of Photography~Learn more about the life and works of Carlotta Corpron.
Notes
Created 1942
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Corpron, Carlotta M. (American, 1901-1988)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location: Havana (inhabited place/Cuba): TGN: 7006453
Place of origin: Denton (Texas/United States): TGN: 2103762
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Paul Brauchle
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VIDEO ASSETS
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