Ellen Terry, at the Age of Sixteen
1913
Featuring the future Dame Ellen Terry, this Camera Work reproduction showcases Cameron's talent for recognizing and documenting emerging artistic talent in Victorian society.
- Medium
- photogravure
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Gertrude Käsebier
American · b. 1852
Käsebier was a leading Pictorialist photographer who created soft focus, dramatically lit portraits of women and children with the same moody, painterly aesthetic seen in this Cameron photogravure. Her work was also featured in Camera Work and shares the same commitment to elevating photography as fine art.
Frederick Hollyer
British · b. 1837
Hollyer was a British photographer renowned for his intimate, contemplative portraits of artists, writers, and cultural figures in Victorian and Edwardian society, directly paralleling Cameron's focus on documenting emerging talent. His monochrome portrait work shares the same soft tonal quality and reverent treatment of the subject.
Clarence Hudson White
American · b. 1871
White was a prominent Pictorialist photographer whose delicate, atmospheric portraits of young women share the same soft luminosity, dramatic tonal depth, and artistic seriousness found in this Cameron photogravure. His work similarly appeared in Camera Work and pursued photography as a vehicle for fine art expression.
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