Camera Work: Portrait - The Gown and the Casket

1909

Elegant composition reveals Hill's painterly approach to photography, where careful arrangement of costume and props creates a sense of narrative mystery.

Medium: photogravure

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David Octavius Hill, Camera Work: Portrait - The Gown and the Casket, 1909

Elegant composition reveals Hill's painterly approach to photography, where careful arrangement of costume and props creates a sense of narrative mystery.

Medium: photogravure
Year: 1909
Seen at: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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