Family

Artist Jeremiah Gurney (American, 1812 - 1886)

CultureAmerican

Daten.d.

MediumWhole-plate daguerreotype

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (16.5 x 21.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Christina and Dr. George M. Kemp

Object number2001.39.3

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a whole-plate daguerreotype of a family-- a man, woman, son, and daughter. The children stand while the parents sit.

Label TextJeremiah Gurney American (1812-after 1886) Family, 1850s Whole-plate daguerreotype Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George M. Kemp 2001.39.3 Jeremiah Gurney opened a daguerreotype gallery in New York City in 1840 and continually exhibited his work in local fairs for the next decade. In 1851 he participated in the international exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London. After owning a succession of galleries in Brooklyn, Gurney settled into a gallery at 349 Broadway in Manhattan, where he remained for more than a dozen years. Gurney's Daguerreian Gallery was a celebrated success, featuring "reception saloons," or galleries, with portraits of "Distinguished Persons of the Age" that had been photographed at the studio. Keeping up with new developments in photography, he began to use paper processes almost exclusively around 1853. The Chrysler collection includes 57 carte-de-visite prints and daguerreotypes by Gurney. Edited By: CW Edited Date: 2007 Approved By: ERL Approval Date: 2007ProvenanceGift of Dr. and Mrs. George M. Kemp to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2001. 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