General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

9

Total Parts

11

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BADGER HAIR (?) BRUSH HEAD; WOODEN HANDLE; METAL COLLAR.

Dimensions

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

Length

21.8 cm

Width

7.2 cm

Height

2.3 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

Whiting

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

Period

THESE BRUSHES USED BY JOHN GARO, PROBABLY IN EARLY 1900S, AND LATER BY GARO AND Y. KARSH 1929-31.

Canada

THESE BRUSHES, CAREFULLY WRAPPED IN TISSUE AND STORED IN A TRADITIONAL BLUE "BIRKS" JEWELLERS' BOX TIED WITH GOLD RIBBON, WERE AMONG MOST VALUED PERSONAL POSSESSIONS OF YOUSUF KARSH. THEY WERE USED BY KARSH'S MENTOR JOHN GARO (AND LATER BY HIS YOUNG APPRENTICE) IN GARO'S STUDIO IN BOSTON, MA. C.1900-1930. (REF. 1)

Function

USED TO APPLY GUM ARABIC AND/OR BROMOIL COMPOUNDS TO PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS.

Technical

VARIETY OF HIGH-QUALITY BRUSHES USED FOR RETOUCHING PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS, USING GUM ARABIC AND BROMOIL COMPOUNDS. THIS IS A VERY OLD PRINTING PROCESS, MOST POPULARLY USED C. LATE 1800S-EARLY 1900S: JOHN GARO REFINED AND PERFECTED "GAROTYPE" TECHNIQUE IN 1910S-1920S. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"WHITING'S" incised on one side of handle; "DOUBLE CUTS" incised on reverse.

Missing

N/A

Finish

STAINED AND/OR PAINTED WOOD HANDLE.

Decoration

N/A