portfolio cover, H. Albert Barberis

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H. Albert Barberis, portfolio cover
H. Albert Barberis, portfolio cover
H. Albert Barberis
portfolio cover
1918
H. Albert Barberis, artist
portfolio cover, 1918
Portfolio/Series title: La Terre Gémit (The Earth Moans)
Where object was made: France
Material/technique: dyeing; felt; gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 162 x 86 mm (cover image)
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 3/8 x 3 3/8 in
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 25.5 x 69.5 cm open, laid flat
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 10 1/16 x 27 3/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Professor Eric Gustav Carlson
Accession number: 2014.2566
Not on display
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Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection

This is one of the most mysterious works in the Carlson WWI Collection. We do not know anything about the artist H. Albert Barberis, although there are some compelling reasons to think he may be Mario Barberis (1893–1960) of the Italian military ballooners who served on the Western Front. Only ten copies of the portfolio were printed. Two of these ten are in the Carlson Collection, one complete, one incomplete. No other copies are known to exist.
The portfolio is divided into five folders, each containing a frontispiece and five images. The images are mounted to a backing sheet with a small lithographic marginal sketch. In addition, each image is mounted with a tissue cover sheet with printed titles (not visible as displayed). The entire portfolio is gathered into a blue felt folder with a cover image and two maps mounted inside the front and back covers. In short, this was a labor-intensive and lovingly hand-assembled production.
This copy of the portfolio is dedicated to General Jean Degoutte, who became Brigadier General in 1916 when he took command of the Moroccan Division in the French Army. These troops were involved in the battles of the Somme, Champagne, Verdun and, with American forces, the Second Battle of the Marne.

Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection

This is one of the most mysterious works in the Carlson WWI Collection. We do not know anything about the artist H. Albert Barberis, although there are some compelling reasons to think he may be Mario Barberis (1893–1960) of the Italian military ballooners who served on the Western Front. Only ten copies of the portfolio were printed. Two of these ten are in the Carlson Collection, one complete, one incomplete. No other copies are known to exist.
The portfolio is divided into five folders, each containing a frontispiece and five images. The images are mounted to a backing sheet with a small lithographic marginal sketch. In addition, each image is mounted with a tissue cover sheet with printed titles (not visible as displayed). The entire portfolio is gathered into a blue felt folder with a cover image and two maps mounted inside the front and back covers. In short, this was a labor-intensive and lovingly hand-assembled production.
This copy of the portfolio is dedicated to General Jean Degoutte, who became Brigadier General in 1916 when he took command of the Moroccan Division in the French Army. These troops were involved in the battles of the Somme, Champagne, Verdun and, with American forces, the Second Battle of the Marne.

Exhibitions

Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection
Stephen Goddard, curator
2019
Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection
Stephen Goddard, curator
2019