Lucy Audubon with Two Granddaughters

Name/Title

Lucy Audubon with Two Granddaughters

Entry/Object ID

JJA.1945.9

Description

This is a photographic print of Lucy Bakewell Audubon with her granddaughters, Lucy and Harriet. In this photograph, Lucy is seated between her two granddaughters on a decorative high-back chair. She is wearing a dark colored dress with a belt, a white collar and a white bonnet. Lucy faces her viewer straight-on while wearing round-rimmed, wire glasses. To her left side is Harriet, wearing a long-sleeve, off-the-shoulder type dress with a floral pattern. Harriet's right arm is positioned in the crook of her grandmother's arm. The younger Lucy is sitting in profile with her left side toward the viewer, her left elbow on the her chair back with head in hand. She is wearing a short-sleeve dress also with a floral pattern. Photo is framed in double ridged gold painted frame.

Artwork Details

Medium

Photo paper, Wood, glass

Collection

John James Audubon Museum Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Technique: Photography

Lexicon

Search Terms

Photographs, Photographs, Black and White

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in