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Edwin Booth's Boat House, Near Newport, August 6, 1884

1884

Louise Deshong Woodbridge

(American, 1848–1925)
Culture
America
Medium
albumen print from gelatin dry plate negative
Measurements
Image: 11.5 x 19.4 cm (4 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1994.280
Public Domain
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Description

Woodbridge, a Philadelphia socialite, was a gifted amateur photographer active from 1884 through 1915. This stark seascape is an excellent early example of her photographs that stress light and atmospheric effects. The boathouse provides a sense of scale in this grand, sweeping scene dominated by a rocky beach and cloud-filled sky. Her photographs are distinguished by a successful union of factual detail and broad tonal effects.
A horizontal albumen print depicts a coastal landscape in shades of brown. On the right, a dark house with a pointed tower is perched on a grassy hill, a stone wall and steps leading to a rocky beach. A rocky spit extends into the center, meeting the calm, pale water. To the left, two small boats drift under a vast, mottled sky, the clouds rendered in layered shades of brown.

Edwin Booth's Boat House, Near Newport, August 6, 1884

1884

Louise Deshong Woodbridge

(American, 1848–1925)
America

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