Print, Photographic

Object/Artifact

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Kentucky State Parks

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

JJA.1982.1

Description

This is a modern 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. Image dates to about 1855. Image is printed on Kodak paper.

Collection

John James Audubon Museum Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Lexicon

Search Terms

Photographs, Photographs, Portraits

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

11 in

Material

Photo paper