Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: scene of Belgium, with man watching woman making lace before backdrop of cathedral and thatched-roof cottage; scene of Ireland, with man watching woman carry pail on her head across...
Address: 1607 S. Second Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Lettering on a window indicates, "Former Associates Of Jennie C. Benedict & Co." The arched window is topped with a stained glass inset with a fleur de lis at the center. The arch...
Entrance hall at the Dr. and Mrs. Irvin Abell home, 1433 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Corner of entrance hall. Stiff armchair and couch with large ornate oval mirror above. The wall has a curved section built in specifically under the...
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Families; Men; Women; Boys; Girls
Family portrait of the Musical McGibeny Family, a musical and sketch entertainment ensemble that toured the United States in the late 19th century. They appear before a backdrop with folding screen, potted plant, and fireplace. The four young men...
This home in Old Louisville appears to be made in the brick Italianate style with a stone front. The first floor is raised with several steps leading up to the entry with double doors. The rectangular windows are trimmed with decorative posts and...
Three women wearing lace dresses and embellished shawls, two of them wearing kerchiefs, stand in front of a large fountain encircled by stone lions, probably in the Festival Hall of the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Handwritten on top of...
Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Utility poles; Trucks; African Americans; Men; People; Transportation
Two men stand on a wagon with a large spool of cable while others stand nearby. Another truck with cables, buckets, and poles seems to be anchoring the cable to the ground. Homes, many of them with lace curtains in the window, are visible in the...
The library in the Howard Mansion as seen from the hall near the east entrance. There is a tufted sofa against the wall on the left and another in the window alcove near the fireplace. Lace curtains hang at the windows, and the paneling is golden...
Mixed media textiles--Kentucky--Louisville--Exhibitions; Mixed media painting--Kentucky--Louisville--Exhibitions
My work focuses on repurposing historic images and feminine objects to create a contemporary dialogue about the traditions of courtship, marriage and divorce. The use of textiles and feminine objects such as doilies, lace, slips and wallpaper serve...
A portrait of Mrs. Annie Craig, the real-life model for the character Grandmother MacIntyre in the Little Colonel books written by Annie Fellows Johnston. She is wearing a black lace dress and light reflects off her silver hair. Annie was the widow...
An older woman with gray hair stands in a garden holding an Asian style parasol on her right shoulder and a vine or branch in her left hand. She is wearing a dress with large sleeves and a lace collar. The woman may be Fannie Caldwell Macaulay,...
A group of children and a woman stand in front of a wood frame building. This is likely a group portrait of a school as there are over forty children of varying ages. While a few of the children wear shoes, many of them are barefoot. A number of...
Close-up portrait of man with mustache, goatee, long hair, and shirt with lace collar. The role he is playing appears to be a swashbuckler and/or a dandy. Title supplied by cataloger.
Character portrait of actor James O'Neill in costume for the role of Pierre Frochard in "The Two Orphans," which he performed at Macauley's Theatre in November 1904. He wears a white powdered wig with ponytail and a beribboned brocade...
Full-length character portrait of balding man standing with arms akimbo, laughing. He wears a white collar with a dark vest and dark jacket with lace at the collar and sleeves and checked pants tucked into knee-high socks. Location of photo studio:...
Character portrait of left profile of actor Joseph F. Sheehan wearing his hair long in back; a mustache; and overcoat; and a shirt with lace collar. Inscription on print: Most cordially Joseph F. Sheehan March 1904. Location of photo studio: San...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Women
Portrait of actor Eugene Canfield and his wife, possibly Sallie S. Canfield, whom he divorced in 1900. He leans over her right shoulder so they pose cheek to cheek. He is wearing a houndstooth suit jacket with vest and tie; she wears a dress with...
Full-length portrait of actors Leila McIntyre and John Hyams, who performed at Macauley's Theatre in productions of "The Girl of My Dreams" (in November 1910, September 1911, and March 1912) and "My Home Town Girl" (December...
Character portrait of left profile of performer Vernona Jarbeau wearing her hair in a bun, with a hat with black lace veil perched atop it. Jarbeau appeared at Macauley's Theatre five times: in "Evangeline" and "Conrad, the...
