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Old burying ground / F.S. & M.E. Allen, Deerfield, Massachusetts.

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Photograph shows a young boy sitting by an old tombstone in a cemetery.

On verso: 35, N.E. Magazine; F.S. & M.E. Allen, Deerfield, Mass.

Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

Gift; Frances Benjamin Johnston; 1948.

Published in: Ambassadors of progress / edited by Bronwyn A.E. Griffith ... France : Musée d'Art Américain Giverny ... 2001, p. 139.

Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) was an American photographer who is best known for her pioneering work in the field of architectural and landscape photography. She was born in Grafton, West Virginia, and after studying art and photography in Paris, she returned to the United States and established herself as a successful photographer. Johnston's work focused primarily on architecture, and she photographed many of the most significant buildings and structures of her time. She also photographed landscapes, gardens, and people, and her work often appeared in magazines such as House Beautiful, Ladies' Home Journal, and Country Life. One of Johnston's most notable projects was her documentation of historic architecture in the American South. In 1933, she was commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation to photograph historic homes and buildings in Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina. This work resulted in a series of photographs that are now housed in the Library of Congress. Throughout her career, Johnston was also an advocate for women in photography, and she worked to promote the work of other women photographers. She was a founding member of the Women's Professional Photographers' Association and the Photo-Secession, a group of photographers who sought to elevate photography as an art form.

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boys tombs and sepulchral monuments periodical illustrations platinum prints old ground allen deerfield mass massachusetts 19th century lot 3222 johnston frances benjamin collection frances s allen frances s frances stebbins allen mary e mary electa allen print ultra high resolution high resolution sculpture library of congress old magazines archive
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01/01/1892
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Allen, Frances S. (Frances Stebbins), 1854-1941, photographer
Allen, Mary E. (Mary Electa), 1858-1941, photographer
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Frances Benjamin Johnston 1864-1952

American photographer who is best known for her pioneering work in the field of architectural and landscape photography.
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boys tombs and sepulchral monuments periodical illustrations platinum prints old ground allen deerfield mass massachusetts 19th century lot 3222 johnston frances benjamin collection frances s allen frances s frances stebbins allen mary e mary electa allen print ultra high resolution high resolution sculpture library of congress old magazines archive