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 […]