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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Untitled #117
Cindy Sherman’s powerful work inverts photography’s long-assumed ability to capture objective truth, distorting self-portraiture into a medium of socially critical photography. She assumes the roles […]