id:			162299
accession number:	2002.33
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2002.33
updated:		2022-01-07 22:55:04.440000

Child with Drum, 1850s. America, 19th century. Daguerreotype, quarter-plate; image: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.); case: 12.7 x 10.5 cm (5 x 4 1/8 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2002.33

title:				Child with Drum
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creation date:			1850s
creation date earliest:		1850
creation date latest:		1859
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	daguerreotype, quarter-plate
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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measurements: Image: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.); Case: 12.7 x 10.5 cm (5 x 4 1/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection of American Photography
	opening date:   2003-04-26T00:00:00
	<i>Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection of American Photography</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 26-September 10, 2003).

	title:		Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-06-24T00:00:00
	<i>Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-September 16, 2007).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: June 3, 2002
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For this finely toned daguerreotype, an unknown photographer skillfully manipulated a bulky camera into a low vantagepoint, ensured even lighting, and positioned the quaintly dressed subject against a neutral background to create a charming portrait. The child was carefully coached to stare directly into the lens and to hold the toy drum and drumsticks convincingly. Perhaps the drum is meant to recall earlier times in American history and to symbolize its fight for independence.
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IMAGES

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