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Photo by: James Craig Annan, 1893
Printed (Druck): Georg Büxenstein & Comp.
Photogravure - Chine-collé
Author William Buchanan, in his article titled: J. Craig Annan, International Pictorialist, comments on this photograph:
“The title The Church or the World could suggest a late Pre-Raphaelite canvas by Holman Hunt. A girl, seated on a pony, is attended by two robed figures. She has arrived at a moment of consequence: she must decide between embracing religious vows or remaining in the frivolous world. From the start the fates conspired against Annan’s unfortunate print. In the way of picture titles it often appeared incorrectly. The Church and the World gives a very different connotation to the scenario. Annan’s occasional fondness for printing an image in reverse also worked against it. As a result she became a most indecisive lady. Sometimes she faced one way, sometimes the other.”
“In France, Robert Demachy praised it… (translation): “he successfully overcomes one of the greatest difficulties in photography: allegory… However it took all the artistry and subtlety of this remarkably gifted artist to obtain this result”.
Via Photoseed
