Mrs. Elizabeth Champney
1910
Pictured in this formal portrait is the American writer, Elizabeth Williams Champney (1850-1922), who became well known in the late 19th century for her travel essays published in Century and Harper's. From 1878 to 1921, she wrote more than forty-five books, including Three Vassar Girls, Witch Winnie, and Bourbon Lilies: A Story of Art Life. This is the first commissioned portrait Cunningham made in her First Hill Studio.
Gelatin silver print
Img/sht h.: 6 5/8 in.
Img/sht w.: 5 3/4 in.
Gift of John H. Hauberg
89.21
© (1910), 2009 Imogen Cunningham Trust
