Album page with Poor Jo
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative, photomechanical reproductions, ink, and graphite
Dimensions
Mount: 19 7/8 in. × 13 11/16 in. (50.5 × 34.8 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.891
Art Historical Context
This captivating album page, titled *Poor Jo* and dated around 1902, brings together the pioneering spirit of two notable figures in photography: Oscar Gustav Rejlander, a Swedish-born master of early pictorial photography known for his innovative combination printing techniques, and George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, an aristocratic artist and avid photographer who collected and curated such works. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Gilman Collection, it exemplifies the intimate, scrapbook-like albums popular among late 19th- and early 20th-century elites, blending artistry wi...