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General Dwight Eisenhower, Commander of the main Allied invasion of Europe, speaking before representatives of the Allied Press at Allied Forces Headquarters, 1944
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
Creation Place:
Europe
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, Fernando Barnuevo and Gloria Ybarra
Accession Number:
P2020.6.17
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
Eisenhower Sees Victory in 1944: General Dwight Eisenhower, recently chosen by President Roosevelt to command the main Allied Invasion of Europe, speaking before representatives of the Allied Press at Allied Forces Headquarters. General Eisenhower flatly predicted at the Press Conference that "we will win the European War in 1944."
Technique
Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.
Marks
On recto: Label in bottom right corner, "DISPATCH / PHOTO NEWS / SERVICE / INC. / NEW YORK". On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "EISENHOWER SEES VICTORY IN 1944. / General Dwight Eisenhower, recently chosen by President Roosevelt to command the / main Allied Invasion of Europe, is shown here as he spoke before representatives / of the Allied Press at the Allied Forces Headquarters. General Eisenhower flatly pre- / dicted at the Press Conference that 'we will win the European War in 1944.' / Produced Exclusively by Dispatch Photo News Service, New York City". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "DP-WW2-017".
Materials
Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.
Keywords
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Allied Forces Headquarters,
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
European Theater,
Journalists,
Journalists,
Press Conferences,
United States,
World War II
- Allied Forces Headquarters
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- European Theater
- Journalists
- Journalists
- Press Conferences
- United States
- World War II
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