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Young Woman Holding Roses

1897

James Arthur

(American, born Canada, 1855–1912)
Culture
America
Medium
Gelatin silver print mounted to glass
Credit Line
The Julius L. Greenfield Photography Acquisition Fund 2022.15
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Roses are a traditional symbol of beauty and its ephemerality.

Description

James Arthur created this photograph as art, a radical concept for a photograph at the time. He indicates that elevated status by signing and dating it like a painting. The young woman cradling the roses—which still have their thorns—calls upon traditional art historical and literary allegories of the transitory nature of beauty and youth.
A vertical oval gelatin silver print depicts a young woman with a light skin tone, her head tilted down with eyes downcast toward a cluster of roses held in her arms. Her brown hair is parted in the center and pulled back. She wears a light-colored dress with a ruffled neckline. Decorative metal floral ornaments are attached to the glass edges on our left and right. The image features warm brown and cream tones.

Young Woman Holding Roses

1897

James Arthur

(American, born Canada, 1855–1912)
America

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