Mother and Child
Mother and Child

Currently not on view

Mother and Child,

1899

Gertrude Käsebier, 1852–1934; born Des Moines, IA; died New York, NY
x1983-1520

Information

Title
Mother and Child
Dates

1899

Maker
Gertrude Käsebier
Medium
[Platinum print?]
Dimensions
sheet (arched top): 21 × 8.1 cm (8 1/4 × 3 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Clarence H. White Collection, assembled and organized by Professor Clarence H. White Jr., and given in memory of Lewis F. White, Dr. Maynard P. White Sr., and Clarence H. White Jr., the sons of Clarence H. White Sr. and Jane Felix White
Object Number
x1983-1520
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, Oceanside

Type
platinum prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
platinum process
Subject
figures (representations), women, infants, sons, mothers

Created by Gertrude Käsebier, the artist. Acquired by Clarence H. White Sr., between 1899 and July 7, 1925; by descent to Clarence H. White Jr., on or after July 8, 1925 [1]; by descent to Clarence H. White Jr.’s widow, Ruth Royer White, 1978 [2]; bequest, to Princeton University Art Museum, 1983 [3]. Notes:

[1]. Possibly on the occasion of Clarence H. White Sr.’s death, as part of the Clarence H. White Collection.
[2]. On the occasion of Clarence H. White Jr.’s death.
[3]. Carried out by Ruth Royer White on behalf of Clarence H. White Jr.

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