Still life
Photograph
ca. 1900 (made)
ca. 1900 (made)
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A. Leonora Kellog was an American amateur photographer who specialised in rural scenes and still lifes. Here she shows a grouping of rabbits and birds that makes interesting textures and patterns of fur and feathers. She favoured the platinum printing process, which was invented in 1873 by William Willis (1841-1923). Platinum prints are prized for their subtle tonal variations, matt surface and the permanence of the image. Just before the First World War (1914-1918), it was discovered that platinum was an excellent catalyst for making explosives. As a result, the British Government banned the use of the metal for photography. Thereafter the price of platinum rose so steeply as to make platinum printing prohibitively expensive.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Still life (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Platinum print |
Brief description | Photograph by A. Leonora Kellogg, untitled still life, platinum print, ca. 1900. |
Physical description | Photograph of a stil life of birds |
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Summary | A. Leonora Kellog was an American amateur photographer who specialised in rural scenes and still lifes. Here she shows a grouping of rabbits and birds that makes interesting textures and patterns of fur and feathers. She favoured the platinum printing process, which was invented in 1873 by William Willis (1841-1923). Platinum prints are prized for their subtle tonal variations, matt surface and the permanence of the image. Just before the First World War (1914-1918), it was discovered that platinum was an excellent catalyst for making explosives. As a result, the British Government banned the use of the metal for photography. Thereafter the price of platinum rose so steeply as to make platinum printing prohibitively expensive. |
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Accession number | PH.354-1980 |
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Record created | January 26, 2004 |
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