Blue Monday

Blue Monday

Perhaps no older than 10, Sigismund Blumann’s daughter Lorna (1.) irons clothing in her family’s kitchen at 3217 Davis Street in Fruitvale, (Oakland) California. A early example of “at home” portraiture as practiced by the photographer.

1. Lorna Veronica Blumann: 1908-1982. Never married, her professional career was that of a librarian in Oakland, CA.

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Dimensions

Image Dimensions30.3 x 22.0 cm

Support Dimensions32.4 x 25.2 cm overmatt: 32.4 x 25.2 | window: 24.7 x 19.7 cm

Print Notes

Verso: Early, pasted white and yellow paper label 5.6 x 13.6 cm engraved: SIGISMUND BLUMANN 3217 Davis Street Fruitvale, California with hand-written title and process in black ink by hand of the photographer: “Blue Monday”  Bromide; this is a very early example of a vintage print by Blumann believed to have been printed before 1920.

-The backing matt for this photograph is a cut colored lithograph promotional poster for American musical composer Frederic Knight Logan (1871-1928): “Compositions that should be in your music collection”, along with his stylized portrait. Logan was known as America’s “Waltz King.”

Provenance

Acquired for this archive in July, 2024 from the photographer and editor Sigismund Blumann’s grandson Thomas High.

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