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James Tyler
Our Pastor's Circle
1855 (ca)
Daguerreotypes
National Gallery of Art
W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg and Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund.
LL/77650
https://www.wsj.com/articles/posing-for-the-camera-gifts-from-robert-b-menschel-review-portrait-of-a-collector-and-collection-1505751778
‘Posing for the Camera: Gifts From Robert B. Menschel’ Review: Portrait of a Collector and Collection
Exhibiting works from a major donation, the National Gallery of Art features big names—Thomas Eakins, Man Ray, Cindy Sherman and more—and atypical prints with a focus on the art of portraiture.
Richard B. Woodward
Sept. 18, 2017 12:22 p.m. ET
"Each of the 24 women in this church group from the town of Hampden, Mass., has her own daguerreotype portrait. And yet, with their similar dress and demeanor, the impression they prefer to leave is that they are members of a single congregation."
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