Jenny Lind
Artist
Jesse H. Whitehurst
(American, 1820-1875)
CultureAmerican
DateDecember 1850
MediumSixth plate hand-tinted daguerreotype
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (7.9 x 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase, with funds provided by Brooks Johnson and Germaine Clair in memory of Alice R. Frank
Object number96.27
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a sixth plate, hand-tinted daguerreotype in a leather and wood case. It is a portrait of Jenny Lind (1820-1887).Label TextJesse H. Whitehurst American, 1820–1875 Jenny Lind, December 1850 Daguerreotype (silver plate photograph) Museum purchase, with funds provided by Brooks Johnson and Germaine Clair in memory of Alice R. Frank 96.27 Exhibition History"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 "Photographic Histories," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - August 17, 2014.Published References_Photographs_, auction catalog, Sotheby's New York, October 2, 1996, lot 29.
