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[Albumen Photograph Portrait of a Dignified African-American Man by Emily Webb, a Renowned Female Photographer in Delaware]

[Albumen Photograph Portrait of a Dignified African-American Man by Emily Webb, a Renowned Female Photographer in Delaware] by [African Americana]: [Women]: [Webb, Emily]

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Title
[Albumen Photograph Portrait of a Dignified African-American Man by Emily Webb, a Renowned Female Photographer in Delaware]
Author
[African Americana]: [Women]: [Webb, Emily]
Seller
The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
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Description
Wilmington, De: E. Webb, 1880. Good.. Oval albumen photograph, 7.25 x 5.25 inches at nexus points, on a printed studio mount measuring 10 x 7.5 inches. Long stain along left edge, not touching the image, some edge wear and spotting to mount, minor soiling and surface wear to image. Verso tanned. A striking photographic portrait of a dignified African-American man in jacket and collar, leaning against a table in a Delaware photographic studio in the latter part of the 19th century. The photographer was Emily Webb (1830-1914), an early Delaware photographer trained by her shutterfly father Benjamin Webb. The printed caption on the present studio mount reads, "Photographed by E. Webb 302 Market St. Wilmington Del." Webb opened her Union Gallery studio on Market Street in 1864, and became a legendary local figure who at one time was referred to as "The Most Interesting Woman in Wilmington." She was a prolific photographer who took studio portraits of the local community, especially the African-American community, but also pets and other wildlife. She even helped found the Wilmington chapter of the SPCA in 1882. Webb's photographs are uncommon in the trade, but her portraits of African-American figures even more so.

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