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[Mary Anderson, full-length portrait, standing, facing left; as Galatea] – Vintage Photo Print

[Mary Anderson, full-length portrait, standing, facing left; as Galatea], c1883. — historic photograph
[Mary Anderson, full-length portrait, standing, facing left; as Galatea], c1883.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Mary Anderson, full-length portrait, standing, facing left; as Galatea] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Mary Anderson, full-length portrait, standing, facing left; as Galatea]

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This full-length portrait shows Mary Anderson posed in costume as Galatea, the statue that comes to life in the Greek myth of the sculptor Pygmalion. Anderson, born in 1859, was one of the most celebrated American actresses of the early 1880s, and theatrical roles like this one drew large audiences to the stage and to studio portraits. The photograph was made by Napoleon Sarony, a New York photographer known for his studio portraits of actors and other public figures in the 1880s. Its stiff, sculptural pose suits the role, and the image shows how actors used photography to promote their stage personas.

Created / publishedc1883.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1880-1890.Photographic prints 1880-1890.
NotesCopyright by Napoleon Sarony, N.Y.C.
SubjectsAnderson, Mary,--1859-1940--Performances. Galatea, statue brought to life (Greek mythology)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan858 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-161854

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