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James Craig Annan

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Alfred Stieglitz Exhibition: His Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1947

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Photography 1839�1937

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1937

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James Craig Annan was a Scottish photographer and printmaker renowned for his carbon and platinum prints of landscapes, architecture, and portraits made between the 1880s and 1920s. Working primarily in Scotland, he was instrumental in establishing photography as a fine art medium during the pictorialist movement. His technical mastery of printing processes and his attention to tonal subtlety distinguished his work from commercial photography of the period. Annan's prints are held in major collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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Bolney Backwater

1908 · Photogravure

Image: 21.6 × 28.8 cm (8 9/16 × 11 3/8 in.); Paper: 26.8 × 40.6 cm (10 9/16 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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"'A Gitana returning from market, Granada"

1905 · Photogravure

7 3/4 × 5 3/8" (19.5 × 13.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stirling Castle

1900 · Photogravure

Image: 19.4 × 28.2 cm (7 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Paper: 32.6 × 42.4 cm (12 7/8 × 16 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Trongate in the Olden Time

1900 · Lithograph, plate 18 from the book "The Old Closes & Streets of Glasgow" (1900)

Image: 16.1 × 23.9 cm (6 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 37.8 cm (10 15/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Back Wynd

1899 · Photogravure, plate 48 from the book "The Old Closes & Streets of Glasgow" (1900)

Image: 18.3 × 23.5 cm (7 1/4 × 9 5/16 in.); Paper: 27.5 × 37.8 cm (10 7/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bridgegate from Corner of Market Street

1899 · Photogravure, plate 49 from the book "The Old Closes & Streets of Glasgow" (1900)

Image: 19 × 24 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 37.8 cm (10 15/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Back Wynd from Trongate

1899 · Photogravure, plate 47 from the book "The Old Closes & Streets of Glasgow" (1900)

Image: 22 × 17 cm (8 11/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Paper: 37.8 × 27.4 cm (14 15/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nelson Street, City

1899 · Photogravure, plate 46 from the book "The Old Closes & Streets of Glasgow" (1900)

Image: 17.1 × 22.2 cm (6 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.); Paper: 27.4 × 37.9 cm (10 13/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Group Exhibition Alfred Stieglitz Exhibition: His Collection

New York · 1947

Group Exhibition Photography 1839�1937

New York · 1937