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Unidentified Photographer (U.S.): Patriotic Pooch
Albumen carte de visite, circa 1862
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Photocollages by Mary Wright
Mary Wright was a breeder of Boston Terriers, but she had another keen interest as well: photocollage. In the 1940s and 1950s, she gathered old photographs and carefully replaced the heads of the human subjects with dog’s heads. Because the new heads are halftones, we can safely presume they were cut from magazines or dog show programs. Wright’s collages are highly exacting– the heads match the figures in position and scale, and also seem to have just the right expressions. They offer a wry twist to the old claim that people and their dogs tend to look alike.
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| Mary Wright (Bath, Ohio): Cocker Spaniel Lady
Photocollage, circa 1950 (Albumen carte de visite circa 1860 by Henry Lock with added halftone and ink)
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Mary Wright (Bath, Ohio): Beagle Violinist
Photocollage, circa 1950 (Albumen carte de visite circa 1860 with added halftone)
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| Mary Wright (Bath, Ohio): Boxer Family and Homestead
Photocollage, circa 1950 (Printing-Out Paper photograph with halftone and ink)
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| Mary Wright (Bath, Ohio): On the Docks
Photocollage, circa 1950 (Silver print circa 1915, with halftone and ink)
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Mary Wright (Bath, Ohio): Puppy/Child with Fur Rug
Photocollage circa 1950 (albumen print cabinet card circa 1880 with halftone and ink)
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Mary Wright (Bath, Ohio): A Wedding Group
Photocollage circa 1950 (silver print circa 1925 with halftone and ink)
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| Unidentified Photographer (U.S.): Three Friends
Silver Print Photographic Post Card, 1918-1930
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