| Gertrude Käsebier The Two Families 1910 (ca) Platinum print 5 3/8 × 11 5/16 ins (13.6 × 28.8 cm) (image and sheet) Philadelphia Museum of Art Gift of William Innes Homer, 1986, Accession Number: 1986-158-3 LL/71901 Curatorial description (Accessed: 3 January 2017)
Käsebier's family members and close friends served as her earliest photographic subjects, and familial themes remained paramount in the images she produced throughout her career. This photograph of Käsebier's two daughters and their families, taken in Woburn, Massachusetts, is a dynamic portrait of a multigenerational gathering. Curiously, Käsebier manipulated this print to emphasize the act of photography. In the original scene, the young boy and seated woman at right look downward at a wire-mesh food cover resting on a plate. These objects have been removed from this print, replaced by the considerably more fascinating camera.
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