Still Life with Fruit and Wine
Originating in Lancaster, Ohio, Morston Constantine Ream closely followed the American still-life tradition established by the renowned Peale family of Philadelphia. American still-life artists simplified […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Shock Brigadier
Fearless, determined, and tenacious, Margaret Bourke- White lead a remarkable life as one of the most important photographers in history. Inspired by her father’s passion […]
Blue Spell
During his early studies in Paris, German-American painter Hans Hofmann absorbed the styles of his contemporaries. Most important were Cubists Pablo Picasso, Georges Braques, and […]
Missing no. 1
Philip Morsberger’s attention to images found in the media connects him to the burgeoning Pop Art movement (1955-1970), which focused on news and consumerism of […]