The barrel of a Bofors anti-aircraft gun points over marble figures on a terrace of King Victor Emmanuel's palace at Caserta, Italy, July 10, 1943 - May 2, 1945
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:
P2020.6.9
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
The barrel of a Bofors anti-aircraft gun points over marble figures on a terrace of King Victor Emmanuel's palace at Caserta, Italy. The figures represent a high point in Italian art, while the British-manned Fifth Army gun is a marvel of death-dealing mechanical perfection. During the First World War, Victor Emmanuel III accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Paolo Boselli and named Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (the premier of victory) in his place. Following the March on Rome, he appointed Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister, but later deposed him in 1943 during the Allied invasion of Italy in the Second World War.
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, "ART OF TWO ERAS / Over these marble figures on a terrace of King Victor Emanuel's palace at Caserta, Italy, / points the death-dealing barrel of a Bofors anti-aircraft gun. The figures represent a / high point in Italian art while the British-manned, Fifth Army gun is a marvel of death- / dealing mechanical perfection. Produced Exclusively by Dispatch Photo News Service, New York City". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "DP-WW2-009".
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.
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This object has the following keywords:
Antiaircraft Guns,
Caserta,
Great Britain,
Italian Campaign,
Royal Palace of Caserta,
Sculpture,
U.S. Fifth Army,
World War II
- Antiaircraft Guns
- Caserta
- Great Britain
- Italian Campaign
- Royal Palace of Caserta
- Sculpture
- U.S. Fifth Army
- World War II
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