Annie Holland, Sister Of Arthur Holland
Artist
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1855
MediumSixth plate daguerreotype
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (7 x 8.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number88.175
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a sixth plate daguerreotype photograph.Label Texttop Untitled (Arthur Holland, Postmortem), ca. 1855 Daguerreotype bottom Untitled (Annie Holland), ca. 1855 Daguerreotype During the height of the daguerreotype craze in the 1850s, attitudes toward children were changing. No longer seen as miniature adults or inherently corrupt, children were being described in new terms as angelic, playful, and in need of special protection, much as we do today. High infant mortality rates (sometimes more than 30%) emphasized the delicacy of youth, and daguerreotypists responded with sentimentalizing portraits. As seen in these images of siblings, such portraits not only conveyed the innocence of youth, but often memorialized its fragility. Museum purchase 88.174, 88.175 Exhibition History"Making and Meaning: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art Collection," Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1 - August 11, 2013.
