A black-and-white photograph of vertical streaks of white light layered in a circular shape on a black background.

Commentary on Civilization

Carlotta Corpron (1901-1988)

Date

ca. 1942
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 10 1/2 x 13 7/16 in.
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 13 11/16 in.
Mount: 20 x 15 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Overmat:
c.l. in graphite: Commentary on Civilization
c.r. signed in graphite: Carlotta M Corpron
l.r. in graphite: 5 A
Mount Verso:
u.l. in graphite: 5336 ACM 13 \ [Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery Label]
l.c.: [Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery Label]
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of the Dorothea Leonhardt Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.
Accession Number

P1985.2.13
Copyright

© 1988 Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Set in Motion: Camille Utterback and Art That Moves

September 3–December 8, 2019

This exhibition pairs an interactive installation by new-media artist Camille Utterback with a century of art by women depicting motion from the Carter’s collection.

Location: Off view

See more by Carlotta M. Corpron

This information is published from the Carter's collection database. Updates and additions based on research and imaging activities are ongoing. The images, titles, and inscriptions are products of their time and are presented here as documentation, not as a reflection of the Carter’s values. If you have corrections or additional information about this object please email us to help us improve our records.

Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of works and their images. Please email us if you have further information on the rights status of a work contrary or in addition to the information in our records.