A Pastorale

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A Pastorale

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Louis Fleckenstein

American Photographer · 1866–1943

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> One can always recognize a Fleckenstein picture. Choosing his best is like drawing from a pack of aces. > >--An admiring critic, 1927 Louis Fleckenstein's first camera was a birthday gift from his wife around 1895. Eight years later, after participating in numerous local and Midwest exhibitions as an amateur, he entered a national competition, expecting to receive only an illustrated catalogue o

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Date: about 1903
Medium: Kallitype
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Using the newly invented automatic shutter camera and roll film that was more light-sensitive than earlier negative material, Louis Fleckenstein captured the fleeting joy being experienced by his children, who are observed here with charming spontaneity. The foreground shadows, the gentle arc of the tree at the upper right, and the darkened foliage of the trees at the upper left create a circular focus, highlighting the two smiling, jumping girls in their dynamic, airborne garments.

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