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Clarence H. White — Telegraph Poles
Clarence H. White

Telegraph Poles

1898

Utilizing the photogravure process, White transforms ordinary telegraph poles into a striking geometric composition that bridges 19th-century pictorialism with emerging modernist sensibilities.

Medium
photogravure

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Clarence H. White, Telegraph Poles, 1898

Utilizing the photogravure process, White transforms ordinary telegraph poles into a striking geometric composition that bridges 19th-century pictorialism with emerging modernist sensibilities.

Medium
photogravure
Year
1898
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Industrial, Monochrome, Contemplative, Serene, American, Landscape, Early Modern, Photogravure, Modern, Architecture

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago