Cleveland Museum of Art
Young Alsacienne Woman
Adolphe BraunLinkedCulture matchlcp-631718ad0c5d
- Date
- c. 1871
- Medium
- carbon print on a ruled mount
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Photography
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 439492
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
At the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia seized much of the regions of Alsace and Lorraine. That inspired Adolphe Braun to produce a series of images of women meant to personify those lost territories. The images proved so popular that they were reproduced on souvenir items including postcards and ceramic plates. This woman wears a regional folk costume from the French region of Alsace, recalling traditions that were disappearing under the impact of industrialization and modernization.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg
- Provenance
- ?-2021: Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY | June 7, 2021: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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