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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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