Cropped View of Lake and Hill

Arthur Wesley Dow

1857–1922

Cropped View of Lake and Hill, circa 1895–1910

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: cyanotype

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 159 x 210 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Helen Foresman Spencer Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 1996.0047

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Exhibition Label: "Art for Kansas: Building the Collection, 1988-1998 (Recent Acquisitions)," Nov-1998, John Pultz and Susan Earle Arthur Wesley Dow introduced Japanese notions of flatness and decoration to modern U.S. artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe through his influential books and lectures. Although he was known as a painter, writer, printmaker, and teacher, Dow also produced at least one album of cyanotype photographs, which are made on the kind of light sensitive paper once used for blueprints. The Spencer was able to acquire Cropped View of Lake and Hill, one of the prints from this unique album, when it came on the market. David Henry, a University of Kansas alumnus and member of the Spencer's Advisory Board, alerted the Museum that Dow's little-known photographs were available. He uged quick action because they were selling rapidly.