General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD FRAME FITTED WITH METAL BRACKETS..2 WOODEN BACK HAS FABRIC LINING; METAL HINGE AND SLIDES..3 GLASS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

30.0 cm

Width

23.8 cm

Height

2.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Graflex

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS PRINTING FRAME USED BY KARSH UNTIL MID/LATE 1980S.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ. USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, ANDTHOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

THIS FRAME USED SPECIFICALLY USED TO SANDWICH PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE TO RED PROOF PAPER, AND EXPOSED TO LIGHT, IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A QUICK IMAGE.

Technical

KARSH USED THIS PRINTING FRAME FOR ALMOST ALL HIS PROOF WORK. UNTIL THE MID-LATE 1980S WHEN KODAK STOPPED MFG RED PROOF PAPER, KARSH 'RED PROOFED' ALL HIS NEGS: FROM THESE QUICK IMAGES, HE THEN DECIDED WHICH WERE TO BE PROOF PRINTED. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA HAS 10,000S OF KARSH RED PROOF PRINTS IN IT'S HOLDINGS. *

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "8x10 EASTMAN HEAVY WEIGHT PRINTING FRAME" and "MADE IN U.S.A. BY FOLMER GRAFLEX CORP. FOR EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY" stamped into back of frame..2 Decal on hinged compartment slide reads "SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA/ CANADIAN/ KODAK CO., LIMITED/ TORONTO"..3 No markings visible.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 MEDIUM BROWN WOOD FRAME; SILVER METAL FITTINGS..2 MEDIUM BROWN WOOD BACK HAS BURGUNDY COLOUR WOVEN FABRIC LINING; SILVER METAL HINGE AND SLIDES..3 CLEAR GLASS.

Decoration

N/A