gravure- photochrome
A portrait of a woman as she looks at the camera. She wears a large white hat with a bow/ruffles. The print seems to be almost like a charcoal drawing due to the photochrom process.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Photogravure
Subject
a woman
Collection
Walter Johnson Collection
Acquisition
Accession
1987.04
Source or Donor
Walter Johnson
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Walter Johnson
Made/Created
Artist
Frances Benjamin Johnston
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Label
Location
bottom left
Transcription
GRAVURE - PHOTOCHROME ENG.CO. N.Y
Language
English
Material/Technique
Printed
Type
Label
Location
bottom right
Transcription
A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE.
BY MISS FRANCES B. JOHNSON
Language
English
Material/Technique
Printed
Dimensions
Height
5 in
Width
7 in
Exhibition
Picturing the Victorians: Photographs from Purdue Galleries
