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The Images in “Heinrich Kühn: The Perfect Photograph” Are Less Leisurely Than They Appear

The photographs by Heinrich Kühn on view at the MFAH radiate bourgeois languor. His images from the early years of the 20th century conjure visions of privileged Viennese children on country outings with their governess, flower-filled vases, and women in billowing skirts. Working in various photographic processes, like gum bichromate,…

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