The Hall of Mirrors in the Grand Palace at Versailles, where Allied and German representatives will sign the Peace Treaty to end World War I, June 1919
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
Creation Place:
Europe, American
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, Fernando Barnuevo and Gloria Ybarra
Accession Number:
P2020.6.182
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
Where the Peace Treaty Will Be Signed! This is the Hall of Mirrors in the Grand Palace at Versailles, where Allied and German representatives will sign the Peace Treaty. The document has been produced by the world’s greatest brains, and it embodies the end of the world’s greatest war. Thee treaty has been handed to the representative of the world's most ambitious Empire.
Marks
Credited in plate with typeset credit and title on label affixed to verso.
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.
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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This object has the following keywords:
Allied Powers,
Germany,
Hall of Mirrors,
Paris Peace Conference,
Treaty of Versailles,
Versailles,
World War I
- Allied Powers
- Germany
- Hall of Mirrors
- Paris Peace Conference
- Treaty of Versailles
- Versailles
- World War I
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