Photography homage Southworth and Hawes Mexican style 1880's-2008
by David Lee Guss
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Photography homage Southworth and Hawes Mexican style 1880's-2008
Artist
David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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These 19th century Boston partners were masters of the daguerreotype, an early process that was expensive and dangerous, as the mercury fumes were quite deadly. They are the first of the 20 picture takers honored by the US Postal Service in 2001 in their "Masters of American Photography" series. The stamps featured the most influential photographers in the US since the birth of the art.
Their c. 1850 image of Senator Daniel Webster is a masterpiece of portraiture. The daguerreotype process only yielded one image on a polished copper plate.
The photo seen here is of an Hispanic lady celebrating Mexico's liberation from Spain. It is a typical studio portrait of the time with a painted back drop. Libertad, or freedom, is emblazoned on her theatrical head gear.
It was taken in the Tucson studio of Henry Buehman.
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May 20th, 2014
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