Gropius Residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938 c. 1938

Editor: This is Paul Davis's photograph of the Gropius Residence in Lincoln, Massachusetts, taken in 1938. The stark geometry against the unruly garden creates such a striking contrast. What story does this image tell you? Curator: It whispers of modernism landing on New England shores. The Bauhaus aesthetic, all clean lines and functional elegance, softened by the organic embrace of nature. A fascinating dialogue between man-made and earth-given, don't you think? It's like a secret handshake between Europe and America. Editor: It makes me wonder about the people who lived there. Curator: Precisely! It’s an invitation to imagine their lives unfolding within those walls, against that backdrop. A lovely glimpse into a moment in time.