Young Child, Nude, and Chaperone

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Young Child, Nude, and Chaperone

1883-1885

Circle of Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

"It is a pity," wrote one art critic, "that American pruriency forbids, as a general thing, the photographing of little children nude or semi-nude, for some of the most artistically exquisite effects that human life has to offer are thus lost to the world." Photographic sessions with children especially required the presence of chaperones, such as the one visible on the right.

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Object Details

Title:

Young Child, Nude, and Chaperone

Date:

1883-1885

Artist:

Circle of Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches (6.4 x 9.5 cm) Mount: 10 9/16 × 7 13/16 inches (26.8 × 19.9 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by the Daniel W. Dietrich Foundation, the John J. Medveckis Foundation, and Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, 1999

Accession Number:

1999-138-11

Geography:

Photograph taken in United States, North and Central America

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