Sonatas XII-47 (Life)

This is the fine door where the students would enter
Beveled glass above the door, stained glass in the center.
How fancy and pleasant the grand entryway
The word “School” at the top; what else would it say?

This old school building in Kekoskee, Wisconsin, has been converted to a private home since the 1930s. The attractive entryway seems a little fancy for a school, but graces the house nicely. The photo was taken in September of 2016 with a Minolta X-570 35 mm SLR equipped with a 50-135 mm f/3.5 Minolta MD lens on Ilford HP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 50 mm f/2.8 Schneider Componon-S lens on Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Double Weight Fiber Base silver gelatin photo paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing agent, and washed in an archival washer.

All aspects of this print were handled in an authentic, pre-digital manner. Archival processing will ensure the maximum life span for this print.

This print (1/25) on 8” x 10” paper is available for purchase, mounted or unmounted. Please contact me if interested. Thank You.