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c. 1935
(American, 1897–1994)
America
Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
Image: 25.4 x 20.6 cm (10 x 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 25.4 x 20.6 cm (10 x 8 1/8 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2016.471
Location: not on view
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Operating studios in Manhattan and Scarsdale, New York, Costain specialized in advertising, architectural, and narrative photography. Like Paul Outerbridge and Ralph Steiner, he applied the modernist aesthetic to promoting American products and industries, with the goal of merging fine art and commercial photography. As did many photographers of his generation, he began by studying painting and drawing, evident in his carefully wrought compositions.
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c. 1935

Harold Haliday Costain

(American, 1897–1994)
America

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