Sonatas XII-15 (Main Street)

In 1914, Art Giese built, lived and worked here
In the twenty-first century the Giese name still appears
In the small-town newspapers in articles that say -
“What was happening one hundred years ago today.”

The Art Giese building in Iron Ridge, Wisconsin. It appears now to be two apartments, one housing a small furniture business. Giese is a very common name in the area, and can be found in many of the surrounding towns. The photo was taken in July of 2019 with a Pentax 67 medium format SLR equipped with a 105 mm f/2.4 SMC Pentax 67 lens on Ilford HP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 100 mm f/5.6 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.