Family of Elizabeth Mann Whipple

Artist John Adams Whipple (American, 1822 - 1891)

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsOverall: 10 x 12 inches (25.4 x 30.48 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.398

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Not on view

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Photography

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DescriptionImage of two men and four women around a table. The men wear suits and the women wear long dark dresses. This mammoth plate is housed in period wall frame.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Rotation 2. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 24, 2007 – March 19, 2008, no cat.

Gallery Label

Another of the pioneers of American photography, Whipple entered the field in Boston as a photographic chemist. He turned to the camera in 1841, and quickly established a reputation for superb and innovative work. This rare "mammoth" format daguerreotype-twice the size of a standard whole-plate image-is a fine example of his work in this difficult format.

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