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Photography, Color on Paper
Size: 16.5 W x 24 H x 0.1 D in
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During the 19th century Victorians became obsessed with collecting fern. The term coined for this craze was pteridomania or fern fever. Fern collecting was one of the few hobbies to transcend class barriers as well as one of the few avenues open to women who wanted to experience adventure. It was considered an acceptable healthy wholesome outdoor activity for women, who were allowed to engage in fern hunting unchaperoned. Fern fever became an obsession in the decorative arts. Both fabrics and wallpapers were adorned with fern motifs. To achieve the rich colors popular at that time arsenic was added to the pigments. Those who came in contact with these materials would often become ill and the possibility of violent death was not uncommon.
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Size:16.5 W x 24 H x 0.1 D in
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I grew up in New York, and though I now live in Jersey City I consider myself a New Yorker. I received my BFA in photography from Kansas City Art Institute. My work explores male/female relationships in a phallocentric society. I appropriate & digitally alter 19th century tintypes, predominantly of women. I name each woman using names common during the 19th century; thus giving each a personal identity. The 19th century brings together several forces. Studies of biological determination created the belief that men were the superior sex. The roles of men and women were strictly separated. Women belonged at home as wife and mother. This was also advent of the tintype. Now all classes, not just the rich could have their images recorded. Finally this was also the beginning of the women's suffrage movement. Women were increasingly becoming discontent with their restricted lives. It was time to fight for their rights. I use each tintype as my starting point to create a new narrative that incorporates history, personal experience and current social issues of today.
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