https://coveringphotography.bc.edu/files/original/3/6808/Kuhn-Mann72Box.jpg a832ea76bb86621d5bfe15d533aec57f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Covering Photography Main Collection Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Photographer Photographer Kühn, Heinrich Author Author of the book upon which the photograph appears Mann, Thomas Book Genre Novel Photograph Title Title of photograph Miss Mary and Edeltrude Lying in the Grass 1910 (large detail) Notes Notes associated with the item Thomas Mann's multi-generational first novel - which eventually earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature - takes place in the years of turmoil leading up to Europe's Belle Époque era, and chronicles the fortunes and misfortunes of the Buddenbrook family of <span>Lübeck, in pre-unification Germany.<br />Notions of class, wealth and pleasure are hinted at in Heinrich Kühn's photograph of Edeltrude (his daughter) and "Miss Mary" (possibly Mary Warner), relaxing in the grass on a sunny day. On the book's cover, they serve as metaphors for Buddenbrook women who, due to their financial status, might have the free time and fancy attire of Kühn's subjects.<br />The original photograph is an <em>Autochrome</em> - an early, cumbersome color process. It looks like the color for the cover version has been manipulated, and is not as nuanced as in the original.<br />Tho view the original version of Kühn's photo, from Wiki-art, click <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/heinrich-kuhn/miss-mary-and-edeltrude-lying-in-the-grass-1910"><em>here</em></a>.</span> Photo Genre Genre of Photograph Pictorialism Designer Designer of book cover Cohen, Marc J. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buddenbrook Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Vintage International Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994