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Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) Unless otherwise indicated, the photographs by Karl Blossfeldt are from the holdings of the Karl Blossfeldt Archive/Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. All photographs are vintage gelatin silver No Two Alike: Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff prints; they were created over a period of three and a half decades, from CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 1898 to 1932. Dates provided are approximations based on publication dates. The prints were probably made in the 1920s in the context of September 21, 2018–January 13, 2019 exhibitions and the first editions of Blossfeldt’s books Urformen der Kunst Curated by Ulrike Meyer Stump, FotoFocus Guest Curator and Independent (1928, translated as Art Forms in Nature, 1929) and Wundergarten der Curator and Lecturer, Zurich University of the Arts Natur (1932, translated as Art Forms in Nature. Second Series, 1932). Plate Silphium laciniatum. Rosinweed, compass plant, prior to 1928 numbers refer to these two publications. With few exceptions all the motifs Gelatin silver print 13 7 or variants thereof were on display in the 1929 Warren Gallery show. 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.7 cm) No Two Alike: Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff is a curated exhibition for the 2018 Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 41 FotoFocus Biennial: Open Archive. Now in its fourth iteration, the Biennial spans over 90 projects at museums, galleries, and universities across Greater Cincinnati; Northern Kentucky; Dayton and Columbus, Ohio; and features more than 400 artists, curators, and educators. The Open Archive theme emphasizes the centrality of photography and lens-based art to modernism, and examines our fundamental need to preserve photographs and to tell stories through their collection, organization, and interpretation. 400 + ARTISTS FotoFocusBiennial.org 31 + DAYS FotoFocusCincinnati CincyCAC ART + EVENTS FotoFocus2018 OpenArchive #CincyCAC Delphinium. Larkspur, prior to 1928 Silphium laciniatum. Rosinweed, Vicia faba. Broad bean, Gelatin silver print compass plant, prior to 1928 prior to 1928 13 7 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.7 cm) Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print 13 7 15 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 45 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.7 cm) 23⅝ × 5 /16 in. (59.5 × 14.8 cm) Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 41 Equisetum hyemale. Rough Eryngium bourgatii. Eryngo, sea Equisetum arvense. Field horsetail, horsetail, prior to 1928 holly, prior to 1928 prior to 1928 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print On the cover, left: Francis Bruguière, [Cut-paper abstraction], ca. 1926. Gelatin silver print, 99/16 × 711/16 in. (24.3 × 19.5 cm). Courtesy of George 13 Eastman Museum, gift of Rosalinde Fuller. Right: Karl Blossfeldt, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. Oxeye daisy, prior to 1928. Gelatin silver print, 23⅝ × 9⅜ in. (59.6 × 23.6 cm) 23⅝ × 11 /16 in. (59.7 × 30 cm) 23⅝ × 7½ in. (59.7 × 18.7 cm) 1113/16 × 97/16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm). Courtesy of Karl Blossfeldt Archive/Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. Art Forms in Nature, pl. 2a Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 32 1 Delphinium. Larkspur, prior to 1928 Cornus nuttallii. Dogwood, Dipsacus laciniatus. Teasel, Aristolochia clematitis. Birthwort, Phacelia congesta. Blue curls, Acanthus mollis. Bear’s-breech, Gelatin silver print prior to 1928 prior to 1928 prior to 1928 prior to 1932 prior to 1928 13 7 23⅝ × 9⅜ in. (59.7 × 23.8 cm) Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.8 × 23.8 cm) Gelatin silver print 13 13 7 13 7 23⅝ × 7½ in. (59.3 × 18.7 cm) 23⅝ × 9 /16 in. (59.8 × 25 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.6 × 23.7 cm) Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.7 cm) Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 15b Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 44 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 59c Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich Art Forms in Nature, pl. 92 Art Forms in Nature. Second Series, pl. 41 Equisetum hyemale. Rough horsetail, Cucurbita. Pumpkin, prior to 1928 Cucurbita. Pumpkin, prior to 1928 Physostegia virginiana. Obidient plant, Sanguisorba canadensis. Canadian Salvia. Sage, prior to 1928 prior to 1928 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print prior to 1928 burnet, prior to 1928 Gelatin silver print 13 13 13 7 Gelatin silver print 11 /16 × 4¾ in. (29.7 × 11.9 cm) 11 /16 × 4¾ in. (29.7 × 11.9 cm) Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm) 13 7 13 7 23⅝ × 9⅜ in. (59.6 × 23.7 cm) Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.9 × 23.7 cm) Art Forms in Nature, pl. 99 Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 3a 53a or c 53a or c Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 71a Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich Art Forms in Nature, pl. 24 Cucurbita. Pumpkin, prior to 1928 Cucurbita. Pumpkin, prior to 1928 Cucurbita. Pumpkin, prior to 1928 Phacelia tanacetifolia. Lacy Salvia argentea. Silver sage, Aquilegia chrysantha. Columbine, Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print phacelia, blue tansy, prior to 1928 prior to 1928 prior to 1928 13 7 13 13 11 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 4¾ in. (29.8 × 12 cm) 11 /16 × 3 /16 in. (29.7 × 9.4 cm) Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print 13 7 13 13 7 Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 7¾ in. (30.3 × 19.7 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.8 × 23.8 cm) 53b 53a or c 53a or c Art Forms in Nature, pl. 98 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 61 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 95 2 3 Papaver orientale. Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale. Oriental poppy, Chrysanthemum segetum. Corn Eranthis hyemalis. Winter aconite, Geum rivale. Water avens, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. prior to 1932 prior to 1932 daisy, prior to 1928 prior to 1928 prior to 1928 Oxeye daisy, prior to 1928 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.6 × 23.9 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 24 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.9 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm) Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 104b Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. Art Forms in Nature, pl. 76 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 12 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 28b 104a Impatiens glandulifera. Indian Adiantum pedatum. Maidenhair fern, Aconitum. Monkshood, Scabiosa columbaria. Pigeon Papaver orientale. Oriental poppy, Centaurea kotschyana. Knapweed, balsam, prior to 1926 prior to 1926 prior to 1926 scabious, prior to 1928 prior to 1928 prior to 1932 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.6 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.7 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.6 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.6 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (30.3 × 23.8 cm) Art Forms in Nature, pl. 19 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 55 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 96 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 91 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 80 Art Forms in Nature. Second Series, pl. 88 Caiophora lateritia. Brick-red Achillea umbellata. Yarrow, Centaurea macrocephala. Big- Saxifraga willkommniana. Parnassia palustris. Grass-of- Cobaea scandens. Cup-and-saucer caiophora, prior to 1928 prior to 1928 headed knapweed, prior to 1928 Willkomm’s saxifrage, prior to 1928 parnassus, prior to 1928 vine, prior to 1928 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.3 × 23.7 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.9 × 23.6 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.5 × 23.6 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.8 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.7 × 23.8 cm) 11 /16 × 9 /16 in. (29.8 × 23.8 cm) Art Forms in Nature, pl. 27 Variant of Art Forms in Nature, pl. 37 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 112 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 47 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 68 Art Forms in Nature, pl. 74 4 5 Francis Bruguière (1879–1945) The photographs by Francis Bruguière are vintage gelatin silver prints from the collection of the George Eastman Museum, Rochester, and the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. They were not dated by the artist, the given dates are thus approximations based on exhibition or publication dates. A large number selected for the exhibition was published in Francis Bruguière, Lance Sieveking, Beyond This Point (London: Zwemmer, 1929). The 1929 Warren Gallery exhibition list mentions fourteen unspecified photographs from this publication and fourteen unspecified papercuts listed as “Various Designs”, as well as seven staged stills from an unrealized film project, The [Cut-paper abstraction], ca.