[Young Girl]
ca. 1860-1880
![[Young Girl] by Unidentified](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/smith/thumb/young-girl-smith-061299-0.webp)
Medium
Photography-Photoprint
Classification
Photography-Photoprint
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Accession Number
1994.91.228
Tags
Art Historical Context
This evocative full-length portrait, titled *[Young Girl]* and dated around 1860-1880, captures the innocence of childhood in mid-19th-century America. Produced as a photoprint by an unidentified artist, it belongs to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, acquired through a generous museum purchase from the Charles Isa Collection, supported by the Luisita. and Franz H.ghausen Endowment. The image stands as a testament to the era's growing fascination with photography as a means to preserve personal moments. During this period, photography transitioned from cumbersome daguerreotype...
About the Artist
Unidentified ( ) · –