General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BODY, WITH METAL FITTINGS AND LEATHER BELLOWS & CARRYING STRAP; GLASS BULL'S EYE LEVEL

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

42.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Calumet

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS CAMERA PROBABLY USED 1940S +. NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

Part of a large collection of photographic equipment used by Yousuf Karsh, Canada's internationally honoured portrait photographer. From 1932 to1992 Mr. Karsh operated from his prinicipal studio in Ottawa. He also maintained studios in New York City and London, England. In 1999 Mr. Karsh was named one of the 100 most influential people of the century. His prints and negatives and personal papers are housed at Library and Archives Canada. This is one of two Calument CC-800 8x10 view cameras that Karsh purchased from the Calumet company in 1956. They would remain his principal studio cameras until his retirement in1992. For more information on the reasons and circumstances behind Karsh's purchase of the Calumet CC-800 cameras, see: Bryan Dewalt, "Karsh: Image Maker. Bringing Artifacts to an Art Show," in Analyzing Art and Aesthetics (Washington: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2013), pp. 81-82.

Function

TO RECORD GRAPHIC IMAGES.

Technical

THIS WAS KARSH'S PRINCIPAL CAMERA. DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, EITHER THE 4X5 OR 8X10 BACK WOULD BE ATTACHED, AND THE 10" (1997.0325) OR MORE OFTEN, KARSH'S FAVOURITE 14" LENS (1997.0340) FITTED TO THE CAMERA. A METAL LENS HOOD WAS ATTACHED, TO HELP KEEP LIGHT OUT OF THE LENS, AND THE BURGUNDY CLOTH (1997.0351.2) LOOSELY DRAPED OVER THE BACK. (SEE REF.2, PP.2-3)/ *MFR: CAMERA IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY MR. KARSH/J. FIELDER. i

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

no markings evident.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

WOODEN COMPONENTS PAINTED LIGHT GREY; SILVER METAL FITTINGS; DARK GREEN LEATHER & FABRIC BELLOWS; BLACK LEATHER CARRYING HANDLE.

Decoration

N/A