The Grave of My Mother

SaronyWW-1853-522353

1853·Color lithograph on ivory wove paper·33.5 × 26 cm (13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Catalogue

Year: 1853
Medium: Color lithograph on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 33.5 × 26 cm (13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Sarony

Artist

Napoléon Sarony was a Canadian-born American lithographer and photographer. He was a highly popular portrait photographer, best known for his portraits of the stars of late-19th-century American theater. His son, Otto Sarony, continued the family business as a theater and film star photographer.

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