Botany – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Botany in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Botany
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Here the science of plant life takes human form, so the title "Botany" names an allegory rather than a garden or laboratory scene. The print belongs to a large group of allegorical photographs from the 1890s, when studio work was often staged to personify subjects such as the arts, seasons, and sciences for homes and schools. Curtis & Cameron, the Boston firm that copyrighted it, was one of several publishers selling such pictures to a middle-class market that wanted decorative and instructive images. The subject also reflects the period's growing interest in nature study, which was gaining a place in American classrooms.
| Created / published | c1898. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Allegories 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyrioght by Curtis & Cameron. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 292. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 787 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-165019 |
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