Creator
William H. Brown
Date
1844
ID Number
42895
Source
Sir Emil Hurja Collection, 1793-1953
Description
Silhouette artists were among the first portraitists documented in Tennessee as early as 1805. Talented artists drew silhouettes freehand while others used a tool called a physiognotrace to create a dark outline or shape of a person by tracing the profile. The image was then darkened with black crayon or ink and set against a lighter background.
Rights Statement
No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
URL
https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll33/id/258/rec/3
Owning Institution
Tennessee Historical Society
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