Mrs. Elizabeth Champney
Date1910
Maker
Imogen Cunningham
American, 1883-1976
Label TextPictured 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.
Object number89.21
Photo Credit© (1910), 2009 Imogen Cunningham Trust
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Portrait Collaborations: 19th-Century Works from the Permanent Collection, May 31, 2001-Jan. 1, 2002Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
DimensionsImg/sht h.: 6 5/8 in.
Img/sht w.: 5 3/4 in.
MediumGelatin silver print
Dan Budnik
1965
Object number: 2000.35
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