Brother and Three Sisters in Yellow Dresses
Artist
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1855
MediumHalf plate daguerreotype
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (11.4 x 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number88.146
On View
Not on viewLabel TextAmerican 19th century Brother and Three Sisters in Yellow Dresses, ca. 1855 Half plate daguerreotype Museum purchase 88.146 This hand-colored daguerreotype was found in Roanoke, Virginia. It was included in the 1989 exhibition, Mirror of an Era: The Daguerreotype in Virginia, that was organized to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the invention of photography and the opening of the Chrysler Museum's new building and photography gallery. The exhibition was the first to survey the prolific daguerreotype activity that took place in the state between 1840 and 1860. It included more than 130 daguerreotypes from 18 lenders and traveled to the Valentine Museum in Richmond. Edited By: CW Edited Date: 2007 Approved By: ERL Approval Date: 2007Exhibition History"A History of Photography: 15 Years at The Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., September 11, 1993 - March 6, 1994. "20/20: Fashion in Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 23, 1999 - January 2, 2000. "Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004. "Photography Speaks," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, September 4, 2004 - January 2, 2005. "The World of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 20, 2007 - May 25, 2008
