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John R. Johnston — Mrs. John R. Johnston

John R. Johnston

Mrs. John R. Johnston

1857

Formal studio portraiture demonstrates the technical mastery required for successful wet collodion photography, where long exposure times demanded perfect stillness from both photographer and subject.

Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative

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John R. Johnston, Mrs. John R. Johnston, 1857

Formal studio portraiture demonstrates the technical mastery required for successful wet collodion photography, where long exposure times demanded perfect stillness from both photographer and subject.

Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative
Year
1857
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, American, Photograph, Early Photography, Female Subject, Portrait, Salted Paper Print, Black and White, Formal

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Cleveland Museum of Art