George Krause Fountainhead, Philadelphia

Photographs from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sold to Benefit Acquisition Funds
George Krause
b. 1937
Fountainhead, Philadelphia

gelatin silver print, signed and dated ''79' in ink in the margin, mounted, signed and dated in pencil and with a The Cronin Gallery, Houston, label on the reverse
image: 6¼ by 4¼ in. (15.9 by 10.8 cm.)
Executed in 1970, printed no later than 1979.

Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.

This print is in generally very good condition. The tonality is shifting slightly pink overall.

'CM#1035' is written in pencil in an unidentified hand on the reverse of the mount.

Catalogue Note:
In 1991, Anne W. Tucker, founding curator of photography at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, organized George Krause, A Retrospective, a major mid-career retrospective for the photographer. In the accompanying monograph, Tucker writes, "Krause manages to say something about the reality of being human. And by saying that something, we are able to feel a little more aware of our own humanity and the humanity of others, although we may not care to be so brutally enlightened. Krause does not try to soften the blow when the reality impacts. Rather he implodes it with a sort of fantastic wryness, catching images just as the elusive junction of what is real and what isn't." (p. 3)

This photograph comes originally from the collection of Joan Morgenstern, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Trustee and founding president of The MFAH Photo Forum. Morgenstern has donated more than 1,000 photographs to the museum, primarily focused on early and underrepresented midcareer artists.

Provenance:
Collection of Joan Morgenstern

Gifted by the above to the present owner