Josie dressed for the carnival

Forey

Date

ca. 1895
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Object Format

Cabinet card
Dimensions

Image: 5 7/16 x 3 7/8 in.
Mount: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.
Inscriptions

Mount, recto:
l.l. printed: Forney
l.c. printed: Elite Studio
l.r. printed: Corner Third and Broadway, / ABILENE, KAS.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

P2019.32
Copyright

Public domain

Acting Out: Cabinet Cards and the Making of Modern Photography

August 15–November 1, 2020

This exhibition offers the first-ever in-depth examination of the 19th-century photographic phenomenon of cabinet cards, examining how this trend in photographic portraiture set the foundation for the snapshot and today’s digital photosharing.

Location: Off view

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