File:Young Girl With Portrait Of George Washington (05).jpg
Français : Photographie d'une jeune fille avec le portrait de George Washington.
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Photographer
Title
Description
Date
circa 1850
Medium
daguerreotype
Dimensions
height: 22 cm (8.6 in); width: 17 cm (6.6 in)
Collection
Accession number
Object history
Gift of I. N. Phelps Stokes, Edward S. Hawes, Alice Mary Hawes, and Marion Augusta Hawes, 1937.
Exhibition history
Inscriptions
Marking : Hallmark, BR: S&F in lozenge (see Spirit of Fact #4, p. 152)
Notes
The painting is Gilbert Stuart's unfinished life portrait of George Washington (1796), which was acquired by the Boston Athenaeeum in 1831. Southworth & Hawes apparently copied the painting in 1853 (cat nos. 1906-11), either at the Athenaeum or in their studio, as they exhibited their daguerreotype copy between 1853 and 1857.
References
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art: entry 268354
Permission
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Domaine public.
Southworth & Hawes
Albert Southworth
Albert Southworth
Josiah Johnson Hawes
(1808–1901) |
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Alternative names |
Josiah Johnson Hawes | ||
Description | American photographer | ||
Date of birth/death | 20 February 1808 | 7 August 1901 | |
Location of birth/death | Massachusetts | Crawford Notch | |
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Authority file |
English: Photography of a young girl with portrait of George Washington.
Français : Photographie d'une jeune fille avec le portrait de George Washington.
English: This mesmerizing portrait would also seem to be an allegory of allegiance, in which the young girl directs the viewer’s attention back to the iconic painting of George Washington. Recent scholarship suggests that this daguerreotype is actually a copy of another daguerreotype, adding further to the complex play of gazes, but as yet the subject and exact meaning of this enigmatic image are not known.
Français : Ce portrait envoûtant semble également être une allégorie d'allégeance, dans laquelle la jeune fille dirige l'attention du spectateur vers le tableau symbolique de George Washington. Les études récentes suggèrent que ce daguerreotype est en fait une copie d'un autre daguerreotype, ajoutant encore au jeu complexe des regards fixes, mais jusqu'ici le sens et l'objet exact de cette image énigmatique ne sont pas connus.
Metropolitan Museum of Art | |||
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Native name | Metropolitan Museum of Art | ||
Location | |||
Coordinates | 40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W | ||
Established | 1870 | ||
Website | www.metmuseum.org | ||
Authority file |
37.14.53
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. « The Hawes-Stokes Collection of American Daguerreotypes by Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes », November 4, 1939–December 7, 1939.
- George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. « The Spirit of Fact: The Daguerreotype of Southworth & Hawes, 1843–1862 », February 1976–June 1976.
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. « The Spirit of Fact: The Daguerreotype of Southworth & Hawes, 1843–1862 », July 1976–December 1976.
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. « The Spirit of Fact: The Daguerreotype of Southworth & Hawes, 1843–1862 », January 1977–February 1977.
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. « The Art of Photography 1839-1989 », February 11, 1989–April 30, 1989.
- Canberra. National Gallery of Australia. « The Art of Photography 1839-1989 », June 17, 1989–August 27, 1989.
- London. Royal Academy of Arts. « The Art of Photography 1839-1989 », September 23, 1989–December 23, 1989.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. « Johnson Gallery, Selections from the Collection 3 », October 3, 1993–March 1, 1994.
- Museum of Modern Art, New York. « American Politicians », October 4, 1994–January 3, 1995.
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. « American Politicians », April 27, 1995–June 25, 1995.
- Corcoran Gallery of Art. « American Politicians », July 14, 1995–September 4, 1995.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. « Beyond the Edges: An Insider's Look at Early Photographs », October 9, 1998–February 14, 1999.
- International Center of Photography. « Young America: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes », June 17, 2005–September 4, 2005.
- George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. « Young America: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes », October 1, 2005–January 8, 2006.
- Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy. « Young America: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes », January 28, 2006–April 9, 2006.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. « On Photography: A Tribute to Susan Sontag », June 6, 2006–September 4, 2006.
- Rudisill, Richard. Mirror Image : The Influence of the Daguerreotype on American Society. 1st ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1971. p. 285.
- Moore, Charles LeRoy. « Two Partners in Boston: The Careers and Daguerreian Artistry of Albert Southworth and Josiah Hawes ». Master's thesis, University of Michigan, 1975. n° 115.
- Appel, Odette M., and Robert A. Sobieszek. The Spirit of Fact : The Daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes, 1843–1862. Rochester: George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, 1976. n° 57.
- Romer, Grant B., and Brian Wallis, ed. Young America: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes. New York: George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, 2005. n° 1478.
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