id:			453152
accession number:	2022.11.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2022.11.b
updated:		2023-01-12 02:41:54.459000

Husband, c. 1860–65. America, 19th century. Ambrotype, hand-tinted; The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Julius L. Greenfield Photography Acquisition Fund 2022.11.b

title:				Husband
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creation date:			c. 1860–65
creation date earliest:		1855
creation date latest:		1870
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creditline:			The Julius L. Greenfield Photography Acquisition Fund
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	ambrotype, hand-tinted
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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PROVENANCE

	Estate of Robert and Joyce Feinman, Akron, OH
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	(Bluebird Liquidators, Fairlawn, OH), sold to Barbara Tannenbaum as agent for The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: March 7, 2022-
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fun fact:
In the early decades of photography, many people did not know how to pose for the camera.

digital description:
You rarely see a smiling portrait from the mid-19th century. Having your photograph taken was a serious and rare endeavor, plus it was difficult to hold any animated expression long enough for the exposure times required by the early processes. Sitters were instructed to find ways to keep from moving, such as clasping their hands. The woman here has taken the photographers’ cautions to an extreme, resulting in a tense and unflattering portrait.

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