F. Holland Day
Artistattributed to
Herbert Copeland
(American, about 1870–after 1900)
Date1890s
Mediumplatinum print
Dimensions11.1 x 9.6 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number2005.173
Label TextA key figure in the establishment of American photography as fine art, Day (1864-1933) was a bibliophile, collector, writer, and publisher. He learned photography in 1887 to prepare for a trip to England where he met William Morris and Frederick H. Evans.
In 1893, Day and writer Herbert Copeland started a Boston publishing house influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe. Day and Copeland are credited with publishing the first American edition of Oscar Wilde’s Salome which was illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.
Provenancefrom Day's summer house, Littlegood Harbor, ME, through Lee Gallery, Winchester, MAOn View
Not on view
