Florence and Ben Audubon

Name/Title

Florence and Ben Audubon

Entry/Object ID

JJA.1944.6

Description

This is a carte-de-visite of Florence and Ben Audubon, children of John Woodhouse and Caroline Audubon. Florence is seated in a chair wearing a short-sleeved dark colored dress and her hair in a up-do. He brother is standing to her right wearing a suit and tie. The photographer's mark is on the back. The mark reads, "H. E. Gibbon / Photographer, / 559 Broadway, / Between Spring and Prince Sts. / New York." Handwriting on the back reads, "Florence Audubon / & / Ben - her brother."

Artwork Details

Medium

Photo paper

Collection

John James Audubon Museum Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gibbon, H.E.

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1862

Lexicon

Search Terms

Photographs, Photographs

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

2-3/8 in