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    • Portrait of a Man


    • Weston, Edward, 1886-1958
    • Portrait of a Man

    • Early twentieth century black and white photographic print of a portrait of a man in a suit and a black beret.

    • Black-and-white photography; Portrait photography; Men; Men's clothing; Berets; Photography-California
    • Ramsgate Sands


    • Anonymous
    • Ramsgate Sands

    • Photograph of crowded beach with large buildings in background. From Ramsgate, Kent, a popular tourist destination in the late 19th century.

    • Ramsgate Sands; Beaches-England; Bathing beaches; Albumen paper print; Travel photography
    • Unsei


    • Weston, Edward, 1886-1958
    • Unsei

    • Early twentieth century black and white photograph of a Japanese Unsei, dancer of ancient Japanese sword dances and magician. Unsei trnaslates from Japanese as Luck.

    • Black-and-white photography; Photography-California; Platinum print; Costume-Japan; Pictorialism (Photography movement); Swords
    • Motion Study: Woman and Jug


    • Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904
    • Motion Study: Woman and Jug

    • A series of photographs of a female nude walking while carrying a jug, stopping, putting the jug on the ground and walking away. A second series of photographs of a female nude standing with a jug on her shoulder, putting the jug down and walking...

    • Motion study; Female nude in art; Nudes (representations); Collotype; Photography-California
    • Ruth St. Denis in "Lakme"


    • Anonymous
    • Ruth St. Denis in "Lakme"

    • Photographic postcard of the dancer Ruth St. Denis, wearing an elaborate costume.

    • Portrait photography; Black-and-white photography; Postcards; St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968; Dance costume
    • Ruth St. Denis (In Geisha Dress)


    • Weston, Edward, 1886-1958
    • Ruth St. Denis (In Geisha Dress)

    • Ruth St. Denis in costume for a Japanese Dance of the Genroku Period. Though this image seems to be staged rather than taken from an actual performance, St. Denis did have a number of dances in which she wore Japanese Geisha costumes. The most...

    • Portrait photography; Black-and-white photography; St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968; Dance costume; Kimonos; Photography-California
    • Ruth St. Denis


    • Motoyoshi, H. T.
    • Ruth St. Denis

    • Portrait of the dancer Ruth St. Denis.

    • Portrait photography; Black-and-white photography; St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968; Dance costume; Women
    • Motion Study: Woman Carrying Bucket and Broom


    • Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904, 1830-1904
    • Motion Study: Woman Carrying Bucket and Broom

    • A motion study of a woman carrying a bucket and broom, walking up and down a short staircase.

    • Black-and-white photography; Photography-California; Motion Study; Figure Study
    • Creitz Farm, Adrian, Texas


    • Chamlee, Paula, 1944-
    • Creitz Farm, Adrian, Texas

    • Desolate farmland. Scene is divided in half by a distant fence line - with clouds in the top portion and dried up farmland in the bottom portion. Foreground includes remnants of cement foundation, a collapsed clothes line and a pump (?).

    • Landscape; Farms; Documentary photography; Women photographers
    • Zoe


    • Cameron, Julia Margaret, 1815-1879, 1815-1879
    • Zoe

    • Portrait of a woman wearing an ornate headband and a long beaded (possibly pearls?) necklace wrapped around the neck multiple times. Zoe was a heroine of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. She was reputed to be shy until the Turks attacked...

    • Albumen paper print; Portrait; Portrait photography; Headbands; Hair ornaments; Necklaces; Women photographers
    • Two Nudes (Marion Morgan Dancers?)


    • Weston, Edward, 1886-1958; Mather, Margrethe, 1885-1952
    • Two Nudes (Marion Morgan Dancers?)

    • Two nude women, possibly Marion Morgan Dancers, lounge on an over-sized concrete bench outdoors. One woman has a light swath of cloth across her lower torso and holds a mirror or fan.

    • Figure Study; Female nude in art; Photography of the nude; Women; Photography-California; Women photographers; Platinum print
    • The Pine Sprite


    • Brigman, Anne
    • The Pine Sprite

    • Side view of a nude woman seated in the branches of a tree.

    • Pine; Female nude in art; Nudes (representations); Platinum print; Trees in art; Women photographers; Photography-California; California-Pictorial works; Pictorialism (Photography movement)
    • Miss St. Denis and Pupils


    • Kales, Arthur
    • Miss St. Denis and Pupils

    • At her country home, in Eagle Rock, California. Ruth St. Denis and girls on a lawn wearing dance costume.

    • Dance costume; Ballet-Costume; St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968; Vintage silver print; Photography-California; Portrait photography; Women; Girls; Group portraits
    • The Source


    • Brigman, Anne
    • The Source

    • Woman kneeling in landscape pouring water from a vessel onto the ground.

    • Female nude in art; Nudes (Representations); Platinum print; Jar; Women photographers; Photography-California; Pictorialism (Photography movement)
    • The Soul of the Blasted Pine


    • Brigman, Anne
    • The Soul of the Blasted Pine

    • Nude woman standing in the crevice of a petrified tree trunk.

    • Female nude in art; Pine; Nudes (Representations); Gelatin silver print; Trees in art; Women photographers; Photography-California; California-Pictorial works; Pictorialism (Photography movement)
    • Portrait of Adelaide Hanscom


    • Pitchford, Emily
    • Portrait of Adelaide Hanscom

    • Woman standing, arms resting on a table, hands near photographic prints.

    • Photography of interiors; Nasturtiums; Vases; Women's clothing; Leesom, Adelaide Hanscom, 1876-1932; Vintage silver print; Women photographers; Portrait photography
    • Ruth St. Denis


    • Kales, Arthur
    • Ruth St. Denis

    • Portrait of the dancer Ruth St. Denis seated on floor wearing exotic costume & holding a cigarette.

    • St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968; Dance; Dancers; Vintage silver print; Women; Portrait photography
    • The Dying Cedar


    • Brigman, Anne
    • The Dying Cedar

    • Semi-draped woman, arms raised, standing in front of a gnarled tree. Signed in pencil on mount.

    • Trees in art; Female nude in art; Cedar; Figure study; Vintage silver print; Women photographers; Photography-California; California-Pictorial works; Pictorialism (Photography movement)
    • Motion Study: Woman Walking Dog


    • Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904
    • Motion Study: Woman Walking Dog

    • In 1867 Muybridge was hired by Leland Stanford, then governor of California, to photographically prove that at some point during a horse’s gallop all four feet are off the ground. To help Stanford, Muybridge designed a faster shutter and a...

    • Motion study; Walking a dog; Female nude in art; Nudes (representations); Collotype; Photography-California

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