Lawrence and Dewees and their Mother, Taken from Garret Window, June 22, 1882
Artist
H. N. Cady
(American, 1827 - 1898)
Date1882
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches (6.99 x 8.89 cm)
Framed: 24 x 23 inches (60.96 x 58.42 cm)
Framed: 24 x 23 inches (60.96 x 58.42 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3933
InscribedNotations
Signed in artist's hand
June 22, 1882
[See description below]
Back of Mount
pencil
Description: "Lawrence & Dewees & their mother, at corner of Union & Liberty Sts., Warren. Taken from garret window"
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The technical advances of the 1880s, including the invention of the dry-plate negative, allowed amateur photographers to record the events of daily life like never before. Henry Cady worked with a small tripod-mounted camera to record his family in and around their home in suburban New Jersey and in Rhode Island. Intrigued by the nature of photographic seeing itself, Cady explored a variety of approaches and effects; he experimented with unorthodox viewpoints, a telephoto lens, and unusual subjects. Unconcerned with issues of "fine art," amateurs like Cady laid the groundwork for a modern understanding of the potentials of photography's optical-mechanical nature.
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