Gertrude Käsebier

Gertrude Käsebier was an American photographer and artist (1852–1934). She was born at Des Moines and died at New York City.

Also recorded as Gertrude Stanton; Gertrude Stanton Kasebier; Gertrude Kasebier; Gertrude Stanton Käsebier.

Gertrude Käsebier in brief

Born
1852
Died
1934
Known for
photographer and artist
Place of birth
Des Moines
Contents

Identity and origins

Gertrude Käsebier was recorded at birth as Gertrude Stanton. The authorities additionally record the headings Gertrude Stanton, Gertrude Stanton Kasebier, Gertrude Kasebier and Gertrude Stanton Käsebier. Her recorded language was English.

Recognition and collections

Work by Gertrude Käsebier is held by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and National Gallery of Victoria.

Catalogued works

49 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1880 to 1917.

Blessed Art Thou among Women, dated 1899, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.132. Portrait of a Boy, dated 1905, held by Museum of Modern Art, inventory 533.1964. Florentine Boy, dated 1899, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.120.16. Alfred Stieglitz, dated 1902, held by Q214867, inventory 2005.123.1. Little Good Harbor, Maine, dated 1913, held by Q214867, inventory 2007.60.1. Willard Dryden Paddock, dated 1907, held by Q214867, inventory 2007.60.2. Mother and Child, dated 1900, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.65.7. Little Finger, Dakota Sioux, dated 1898, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.65.8. Two Sisters, dated 1906, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.65.9. Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, dated 1907, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.65.10. Portrait of a Man, dated 1900, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.65.11. The Dancing Lesson, dated 1905, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.65.12. Rodin, dated 1905, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.65.13. The Bat, dated 1902, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.65.14. Family Group (Mrs. White, Maynard & Lewis), dated 1899, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.65.15. The Manger, dated 1900, held by Q214867, inventory 2010.76.12. Portraits in Platinotype by Mrs. Gertrude Kasebier, New York, Mrs. & Mrs. Frederick H. Evans and Four Others, dated 1901, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1973.613. LeRoy Beaulieu, dated 1901, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1973.613.1. F. H. Evans, dated 1901, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1973.613.10. Luks: Painter, dated 1901, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1973.613.2. Josephine (Portrait of Miss B.), dated 1903, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1973.613.3. "When the Sands are Running Low", dated 1901, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1973.613.4. Mrs. F. H. Evans, dated 1901, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1973.613.5. Frederick H. Evans, dated 1901, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1973.613.8. William M. Ivins, Jr., dated 1910, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1984.1024.1. American Pictorial Photography, Series One, dated 1880, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1991.1073.101. American Pictorial Photography, Series Two, dated 1900, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1991.1073.102. Cornelia Montgomery, dated 1896, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.134. Blossom Day, dated 1902, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.135. The Sketch, dated 1903, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.136. Portrait Miss N., dated 1898, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.137. Clarence H. White, Esq., dated 1890, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.138. Portrait, dated 1899, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.139. Man in Chair on the Grass, dated 1888, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.140. Happy Days, dated 1902, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.142. The Picture Book, dated 1899, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.143. Mrs. Alfred Stieglitz, dated 1905, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.144. Family Group, dated 1902, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.370. Clarence H. White and Family, dated 1902, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 33.43.418. Turner Family, Woburn, Massachusetts, dated ca. 1910, gelatin silver print on tissue, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2005.100.905. Baron Adolf de Meyer, dated 1903, platinum print, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2005.100.889. Heritage of Motherhood, dated 1904, platinum print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1973.6. Blessed Art Thou Among Women, from "American Pictorial Photography, Series II" (1901); edition 34/150, dated 1899, photogravure, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1984.1638. Yoked and Muzzled - Marriage, dated 1915 (or before), gum bichromate print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1973.44. The Red Man, dated c. 1900, gum bichromate print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1973.16. Portrait of Honoré Willsie Morrow, dated c. 1917, platinum print, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2022.115. Serbonne, dated 1901, platinum print, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2022.89. Italy, dated c. 1889, platinum print mounted to japanese paper, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2022.116. Self-Portrait with Grandson, dated 1902, platinum print, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1999.30.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 8 named public collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: 38 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 16 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Photographs in the National Gallery of Art: 16 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Museum of American History: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Modern Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 40 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 19 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Käsebier, Gertrude Stanton, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2013. Käsebier, Gertrude, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Käsebier, Gertrude Stanton (1852-1934), photographer, American National Biography Online, 2000. 10 Photography: Gertrude Käsebier and the Maternal Line of Sight, The Edinburgh Companion to Modernism and Technology, 2022. GERTRUDE KÄSEBIER:, The Valiant Knights of Daguerre, 2023. Siŋté Máza (Iron Tail)’s Photographic Opportunities: The Transit of Lakȟóta Performance and Arts, Panorama, 2020. Digital-Born Catalogues Raisonnés and Networked Art Histories, Panorama, 2023.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 25 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is photography. The authority associates the name with pictorialism.

Membership is recorded of Photo-Secession.

Work by Gertrude Käsebier is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Victoria and National Gallery of Canada.

Chronology

  1. 1852Gertrude Käsebier born at Des Moines.
  2. 1899Blessed Art Thou among Women (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1899Florentine Boy (Q214867).
  4. 1902Alfred Stieglitz (Q214867).
  5. 1905Portrait of a Boy (Museum of Modern Art).
  6. 1907Willard Dryden Paddock (Q214867).
  7. 1913Little Good Harbor, Maine (Q214867).
  8. 1934Gertrude Käsebier died at New York City.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    10 Photography: Gertrude Käsebier and the Maternal Line of Sight, The Edinburgh Companion to Modernism and Technology, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    GERTRUDE KÄSEBIER:, The Valiant Knights of Daguerre, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Käsebier, Gertrude Stanton (1852-1934), photographer, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Käsebier, Gertrude Stanton, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Käsebier, Gertrude, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Gertrude Käsebier.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Gertrude Käsebier.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Gertrude Käsebier.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Gertrude Käsebier (40 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q271918: Gertrude Käsebier

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Gertrude Käsebier”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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