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Naomi SavageWW-1949-080555

1949·Gelatin silver print (cliche verre), from the portfolio Naomi Savage Portfolio XIX/XX (1981)·Image/paper: 25.3 × 29.2 cm (10 × 11 1/2 in.); Hinged mat board: 51 × 40.7 cm (20 1/8 × 16 1/16 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1949
Medium: Gelatin silver print (cliche verre), from the portfolio Naomi Savage Portfolio XIX/XX (1981)
Dimensions: Image/paper: 25.3 × 29.2 cm (10 × 11 1/2 in.); Hinged mat board: 51 × 40.7 cm (20 1/8 × 16 1/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Naomi Savage

Artist

Naomi Savage

Printmaking

Naomi Savage was an American photographer and printmaker known for large-scale photogravures and cyanotype works that merged photographic process with fine art materiality. Working from the 1950s onward, she developed a distinctive approach to the photographic print as a sculptural object, often incorporating hand-applied pigments and experimenting with unconventional substrates. Her investigations into the tactile and chemical properties of photographic media positioned the print itself as a primary site of artistic expression rather than a reproductive surface.

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