Articles by Sherri Krazl
William Ashton
In 1824, the heliograph was introduced by Frenchman Nicephore Niepce as the first form of photography. In 1839, Niepce’s successor Louis Daguerre invented the daguerreotype. […]
Sarah Heap Ashton
Originating in Ohio in 1856, the introduction of the faster- developing ferrotype (tintype) process allowed for the wider dissemination of photography. With images fixed on […]
Unidentified Child
Carte-de-Visite, or visiting card photographs, were popular among the middle and upper class from the late 1850’s to about 1910. Small albumen prints were mounted […]
Unidentified Couple
Emerging in the 1880’s and favored for their larger size, cabinet cards replaced the smaller Carte-de-Visite. Serving the same purpose as Carte-de-Visite, cabinet cards were […]
Animal Locomotion: Cricket, Overarm Bowling
Eadweard Muybridge’s pioneering experimentation with photography revolutionized fields of art and science alike. The series, Animal Locomotion, was made possible due to his use of […]
A Young Girl Seated on a Ledge
A highly esteemed master of French Academic painting, William-Adolphe Bouguereau is known for his sublime articulation of the human body in his interpretations of religious, […]
Denise Holding Her Child
Mary Stevenson Cassatt traveled from Philadelphia to Paris to study with the Impressionists, particularly Edgar Degas. After achieving critical success at the Paris Salon, she […]
Self-Portrait with Hand on Forehead
Käthe Kollwitz’s powerful work embodies the artistic philosophy of German Expressionism, which distorted physical reality to emphasize emotional experience. She turned her eye to the […]