Grand Prize Races, Savannah, Ga. 1910
Date1910
MediumPlatinum print on paper
DimensionsImage: 2 7/8 × 3 11/16 inches (7.3 × 9.4 cm)
Sheet: 4 5/8 × 4 13/16 inches (11.7 × 12.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Davida Tenenbaum Deutsch in memory of Alvin Deutsch.
Object number2021.16.3
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextOhio native Edgerton Chester Garvin worked for the U.S. Engineering Department (now Corps of Engineers) in Augusta, Brunswick, and Savannah, Georgia throughout the 1910s. He is one of the few photographers who made a body of work with artistic intentions, rather than only as documentation, in this area in the early 20th century. The impact of Pictorialism, a movement that emphasized tone and composition for aesthetic effects, can be seen in his framing and evocative hazy atmospheres. Grand Prize Races shows Savannah’s auto races that took place between 1909 and 1911.
