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Lawrence and Dewees and their Mother, Taken from Garret Window, June 22, 1882
Lawrence and Dewees and their Mother, Taken from Garret Window, June 22, 1882

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)
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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DescriptionVintage albumen print of woman and two children walking along the street. Date and notations written in pencil on back of mount.Gallery Label
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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Dewees with his Blue Oilcloth Cape
H. N. Cady
1882
2005.27.3554
Lawrence on Veranda
H. N. Cady
1881
2005.27.3552
Taken by Dewees
H. N. Cady
1887
2005.27.3579
Taken by Dewees
H. N. Cady
1887
2005.27.3642
Lawrence and Dewees on their Platform
H. N. Cady
1882
2005.27.3556
Untitled (Couple)
H. N. Cady
1884
2005.27.3553
Dewees
H. N. Cady
1881
2005.27.3506
Just Before Departure
H. N. Cady
1885
2005.27.3570
South Orange, New Jersey
H. N. Cady
1888
2005.27.3548
Shaens Moving
H. N. Cady
1886
2005.27.3571
Dewees in Fish-hawk's nest
H. N. Cady
1886
2005.27.3578