Jaroslav Rössler
Radio World, Prague, 19241924, printed 1982

On view:

Geffen Galleries, floor 1

Artist or Maker: Jaroslav Rössler
Title: Radio World, Prague, 1924
Place Made: France
Date Made: 1924, printed 1982
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 9 1/4 × 9 3/8 in. (23.5 × 23.81 cm) Primary support: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line: The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number: M.2008.40.1696.9
Classification: Photographs
Collecting Area: Photography
Curatorial Notes: Jaroslav Rössler was a Czech avant-garde photographer and painter, renowned for his pioneering contributions to modernist and abstract photography. A member of the Czech Devětsil artist group and an early proponent of Constructivism and Futurism, Rössler created dynamic, experimental works that pushed the boundaries of the photographic medium. His innovative techniques included photograms, solarization, and multiple exposures, often resulting in striking compositions that blended geometric abstraction with Surrealist elements. Active in Prague and later in Paris, Rössler’s work reflected a bold engagement with the technological and artistic currents of the early twentieth century, among them radio. From 1918, he enjoyed assembling amateur radio sets. Later, in the mid-1920s, he incorporated materials relating to radio into photographs such as this one.

Britt Salvesen

2024
Copyright: © Sylva Vítová-Rösslerová

On view:

Geffen Galleries, floor 1

Artist or Maker: Jaroslav Rössler
Title: Radio World, Prague, 1924
Place Made: France
Date Made: 1924, printed 1982
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 9 1/4 × 9 3/8 in. (23.5 × 23.81 cm) Primary support: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line: The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number: M.2008.40.1696.9
Classification: Photographs
Collecting Area: Photography
Curatorial Notes: Jaroslav Rössler was a Czech avant-garde photographer and painter, renowned for his pioneering contributions to modernist and abstract photography. A member of the Czech Devětsil artist group and an early proponent of Constructivism and Futurism, Rössler created dynamic, experimental works that pushed the boundaries of the photographic medium. His innovative techniques included photograms, solarization, and multiple exposures, often resulting in striking compositions that blended geometric abstraction with Surrealist elements. Active in Prague and later in Paris, Rössler’s work reflected a bold engagement with the technological and artistic currents of the early twentieth century, among them radio. From 1918, he enjoyed assembling amateur radio sets. Later, in the mid-1920s, he incorporated materials relating to radio into photographs such as this one.

Britt Salvesen

2024