Mary Fletcher
ca. 1859
Medium
Photography-Photoprint
Classification
Photography-Photoprint
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Ann Hooker Sturgeon
Accession Number
2004.15.3
Art Historical Context
**Mary Fletcher** (ca. 1859) is a poignant photoprint portrait from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, capturing the likeness of its namesake subject with the clarity and intimacy typical of mid-19th-century photography Created by an unidentified artist, work exemplifies the early era of photographic portraiture, when the medium was rapidly gaining popularity as an accessible alternative to painted portraits. Donated as a gift from Mary Ann Hooker Sturgeon, it now resides in the Smithsonian Collection, offering visitors a window into everyday American lives during a transformati...
About the Artist
Unidentified ( ) · –