With this example printed in 1945 as indicated on the mount, A Dryad by Paul L. Anderson originally dates to 1915. The work was first titled Golden Light when published in Photograms of the Year, 1916, issued the year before.
Collections: Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona: 1. example printed in platinum dated 1915; 2. example printed in palladium dated 1917. (consistent with this example)
print notes recto: signed in graphite by the artist in lower left corner outside image: Paul L. Anderson- 1917-1945
print notes verso:
pasted white label with double-ruled blue border 7.5 x 12.6 cm:
typed description on this label:
Title – A DRYAD
Paul L. Anderson
36 Washington Street
East Orange
New Jersey
Print – Palladium