Current Gallery: cabinetcards ( piece)
These are works based on the Victorian tradition of "cabinet" cards or cabinet portraits. From about 1860 through 1920 one might have a portrait taken and given as a gift to friends or family on a 4x6 in (or so) card, for display on a curio cabinet or the like. These cards are usually found in antique stores, and the idea of making up a personality for an unknowable person is what instigated these pieces. Each is an original photo card, with collage and stamps added to enhance what I saw in the personality, or just to give the persona I felt at the moment I embellished the portrait. I owe the final piece to each individual who sat for these photos over 100 years ago.
These are works based on the Victorian tradition of "cabinet" cards or cabinet portraits. From about 1860 through 1920 one might have a portrait taken and given as a gift to friends or family on a 4x6 in (or so) card, for display on a curio cabinet or the like. These cards are usually found in antique stores, and the idea of making up a personality for an unknowable person is what instigated these pieces. Each is an original photo card, with collage and stamps added to enhance what I saw in the personality, or just to give the persona I felt at the moment I embellished the portrait. I owe the final piece to each individual who sat for these photos over 100 years ago.