Nynee Tall from South End
c. 1858-1862
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
image: 36.2 x 45.72 cm (14 1/4 x 18 in.) mount: 46.83 x 59.37 cm (18 7/16 x 23 3/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2006.133.96.1
Art Historical Context
**Nynee Tall from South End is a striking albumen print by the 19th-century photographer John Murray, created around 1858-1862. This large-format photograph (image: 36.2 x 45.72 cm; mount: 46.83 x 59.37 cm) captures an individual named Nynee Tall South End, offering a poignant glimpse into mid-Victorian portraiture. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Department of Photographs (CPH), it was acquired through the generous Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and the Patrons' Permanent Fund. Albumen prints, the dominant photographic medium of the era, were made by coating paper with egg whites sensi...