Portrait of Edna GOODRICH
Photography
Inventory number
2022.9.8.5.PH.FA.C1905.US
Description
Paper photograph, representing a portrait of a young woman, an American Broadway actress, author, and media sensation during the early 1900s, Edna GOODRICH, born Bessie Edna STEVENS (1883 – 1971). She is pictured in a photographer's studio, leaning on a high vase with flowers, wearing an evening gown, consisting of a silk dress with short sleeves and small train, richly embroidered on the bodice and the skirt with Art Nouveau style floral and vegetal motifs in metallic thread, sequins and beads.
Material
Analog photography
Origin
circa 1905
United States
Dimensions
Length : 12.5 cm
Height : 17.5 cm
Related object
Portrait of Edna GOODRICH