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Louise Deshong Woodbridge

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

1884
albumen print from gelatin dry plate negative

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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.

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