Platter
Joseph Sudek
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.4 x 23.3 cm (11 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 1" x 9 3/8"
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.7241
About the Artist
Joseph Sudek
Josef Sudek (1896–1976) was a Czech photographer widely regarded as one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century, known for his poetic, intimate images of Prague and his mastery of light. Born in Kolín, Bohemia, he lost his right arm during World War I and turned to photography during his convalescence, studying at the State School of Graphic Arts in Prague from 1922 to 1924. Sudek ...