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[Woman's Face, through Halftone Screen]

Otto Kraft German
1930s
Not on view
Otto Kraft was not a professional photographer, but in his capacity as a graphic designer he participated in several major photography exhibitions. This picture reflects his applied approach to the medium as a component of larger design projects. Kraft shows a young woman grinning through a scrim of tiny spots called a halftone screen. Used by printers, the screen transposes the tonality of a photograph into a dotted gradient for mechanical reproduction. In his unusual image, Kraft investigates formal applications of this utilitarian tool.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: [Woman's Face, through Halftone Screen]
  • Artist: Otto Kraft (German, 1900–after 1979)
  • Date: 1930s
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: 23.3 x 17.1 cm (9 3/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1100.317
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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