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Fred Payne Clatworthy (U.S., 1875-1953)

Navajo Men on Horseback in Snow

Autochrome circa 1915, 5 x 7 inches

The autochrome process was the first practical method of color photography, producing brilliant transparencies on glass. Autochrome plates were introduced by the Lumiere Company of France in 1907. The colors are created by a layer of microscopic filters made from millions of grains of dyed potato starch.

Fred Payne Clatworthy was a noted practitioner of autochrome photography. His images appeared in National Geographic magazine, which was one of the first publications to print illustrations in color. Clatworthy was a member of the Denver Art Association, the Pictorialist Photographers of America and the Colorado Mountain Club.

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