Still Life No. 3
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image (visible): 26.5 × 22.8 cm (10 7/16 × 9 in.) mat: 51 × 40.8 cm (20 1/16 × 16 1/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Accession Number
2022.4.1
Art Historical Context
"Still Life No. 3" is a 1932 gelatin silver print by Christine B. Fletcher, measuring roughly 10 by 9 inches within a larger presentation mat. Created during a period when photography was solidifying its place among the fine arts, the work exemplifies the still-life tradition adapted to the camera. Fletcher’s choice of subject matter invites viewers to consider how everyday objects can be transformed through careful arrangement and the subtle play of light and shadow. The gelatin silver process, the dominant photographic printing method of the early twentieth century, allowed artists to achie...