Portrait of Abbe Carter Goodloe, famous author and screen-writer born in Versailles, Kentucky. She is wearing her hair back and intricate lace dress. The photograph has been irregularly cut and painted on, attempting to accentuate small details.
Character portrait of actress Ada Rehan wearing a black pointed hat with white lace trim around the brim, and black velvet dress with puffy sleeves and white ruffled neckline, possibly for a role in a Shakespeare or other Elizabethan or...
Portrait of Annabel (Mrs. Pinkney) Varble of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a floral and lace dress. The photograph has remnants of tape along the edges, was painted on to crop her image, and is badly discolored from age. Stamped on back of image:...
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...
Three-quarter length portrait of a young woman leaning against a railing covered by a cloth, wearing a long-sleeved dress with cinched waist and lace details. Inscription on print: In remembrance of one of the oases in the desert of life. Sincerely...
Autographed portrait of performer Bessie Franklyn (also spelled Franklin) wearing a hat with ostrich plumes and a high-collared lace blouse and shawl. Franklyn performed at Macauley's Theatre in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" in...
Portrait of actress Charlotte Leslay wearing a dress with a high lace collar. Leslay performed in a production of "Sergeant Brue" (starring Frank Daniels as the title character) at Macauley's Theatre in December 1906. Inscription on...
Portrait of author and president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Charlotte Osborne (Mrs. John W.) Woodbury of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a long string of pearls around her neck and a black lace dress. The background of the photograph...
Portrait of an unidentified child (either girl or boy) in three-quarter profile, wearing a hairstyle with bangs in front and a slightly longer length in back. He or she wears a velvet jacket with lace collar. This may be a costume for "Little...
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...
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...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of David L. Lipschutz of Louisville, Kentucky wearing a printed tie. The photograph is missing the bottom corner and marred with discolorations and age. Handwritten on back of image: David L. Lipschutz, Louisville, National Leather Men's...
Portrait of left profile of performer Edna Earlie Lindon wearing her hair tied back, with a dress with lace at collar and a long string of pearls. Inscription on print, lower center: Sincerely Edna Earlie Lindon. Title supplied by cataloger.
Character portrait of actress Ella Hugh Wood with her hair in ringlets and wearing a plaid dress with lace collar and cameo brooch for the role of Marthy Perkins in "Way Down East," which she performed at Macauley's Theatre in October...
Portrait of Elsie Janis wearing a dress with lace bodice. Born on March 16, 1889 in Columbus, Ohio, Janis performed at Macauley's Theatre five times between 1908 and 1920, including in "The Fair Co-Ed" in March 1910, likely the occasion...
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...
Portrait of Ethel Cain of Louisville, Kentucky, her hair short and wearing a lace collared blouse. Stamped on bottom, front corner of image: Beckmann's Studio, Louisville, Kentucky. Handwritten on back: National Bank of Kentucky. Stamped on back:...
Fannie Craig, real-life model for the character Miss Allison in the Little Colonel books by Annie Fellows Johnston, sits at a piano. She is wearing a long-sleeved dark dress with white lace collar and cuffs and her head is turned toward the camera....
