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Dimensions: measurements note 15 3/4 by 13 in. (40 by 33 cm.)
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Literature: Possibly this print:Graham Howe and G. Ray Hawkins, eds., Paul Outerbridge Jr.: Photographs (New York, 1980), p. 124Elaine Dines and Graham Howe, Paul Outerbridge: A Singular Aesthetic, Photographs and Drawings 1921-1941 (Laguna Beach Museum of Art, 1981), pl. 93Manfred Heiting, ed., Paul Outerbridge (Köln, 1999), p. 194
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Notes: Paul Outerbridge began his experiments with color photography in 1930. He soon discovered that the difficult color carbro process was the only one that met his exacting standards for print quality. With typical single-mindedness and enthusiasm, Outerbridge worked with the medium until he had mastered it completely. His vibrant color photographs were admired by his contemporaries, and Outerbridge was pursued by companies for color advertising images of their products. Outerbridge was unique in his time for applying color photography to his own creative work, and he made a number of still life studies that demonstrated his well-honed talents as studio photographer and exploited the possibilities of the color carbro process. In the enigmatically-titled Political Thinking, Outerbridge creates an intricate and nearly abstract composition from a number of glass objects and the prismatic effects of light passing through them. By 1940, Outerbridge had become an authority on color processes, and in that year he published Photographing in Color (Random House). In this book, his gives detailed information on the exacting color carbro technique, proclaiming, 'In the opinion of the majority of color workers, Carbro is by far the finest of all the color print processes.' Outerbridge goes on to issue the following warnings to the novice: 'Carbro is a process that necessitates precise timing of all operations, and temperature and humidity control. It is subject to quite a few variables, depending upon the chemical content of the water available, climate, weather, storage, age of materials, and many other things. If you are willing to spend the amount of money required and apply plenty of concentrated, intelligent effort, you can learn to make good Carbro prints and even arrive at fairly consistent results, but don't think it will be easy' (quoted in Paul Outerbridge, 1896 - 1958, Taschen, p. 25).
