General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WIRE; CARDBOARD & ELECTRICAL TAPE USED TO CONSTRUCT COVERINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length

47.5 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THESE DODGING TOOLS MAY HAVE BEEN USED DURING ANY/ALL OF THE PERIOD 1932- 1992.

Canada

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

Function

USED TO PREVENT EXPOSURE OF A SELECTED AREA OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT DURING PRINTING IN ORDER TO LIGHTEN IT.

Technical

DODGING LIGHTENS AN AREA ON A PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT BY RESTRICTING THE LIGHT ON THAT AREA DURING SOME OF THE BASIC EXPOSURE. THE TOOL MUST BE KEPT IN CONSTANT MOTION SO THAT THE EDGES OF THE DODGED AREA BLEND INTO THE REST OF THE PRINT. KARSH HIMSELF MAY HAVE MADE THESE TOOLS, OR POSSIBLY HIS PRINTER IGNAS GABALIS, WHO OPERATED THE ENLARGER (970309).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None.

Missing

NONE- EACH TOOL IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF.

Finish

BLACK PAPER & TAPE FORM COVERING OVER WIRE LOOPS.

Decoration

N/A