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Otis H. Cooley — Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Woman)

Otis H. Cooley

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Woman)

1858

Among the finest examples of American daguerreotype portraiture, this image demonstrates the medium's capacity for capturing intimate psychological presence with remarkable clarity.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman and Standing Girl)

Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman and Standing Girl)

1847

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Otis H. Cooley, Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Woman), 1858

Among the finest examples of American daguerreotype portraiture, this image demonstrates the medium's capacity for capturing intimate psychological presence with remarkable clarity.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1858
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, 19th Century, American, Photographic, Historical, Portrait, Realism, Woman, Daguerreotype, Formal

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