1.00.440
Print, Photographic
1928
Portrait of Couple in Arts & Crafts Style Living Room. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" sepia tone photograph of older couple sitting in their living room beside fireplace. The room exemplifies the Arts & Crafts style of architecture. The photographer, The Misses Gilbert, hand-signed photo, 1928. There is evidence of retouching outlines of figures. Note sharpness of focus on the fireplace tools and softness of focus on figures' feet and foreground.
Donated by Jerry Rutledge (Waseca Mutual Insurance) who found this photo in his mother's things. Good example of Arts & Crafts Style of architecture, furnishings, interior design, 1920s.