Blossom of the Chandelier Plant

Bertha E. JaquesWW-1910-059524

1910·cyanotype photogram·sheet and image: 16 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (42.2 x 21.6 cm.)

Catalogue

Year: 1910
Medium: cyanotype photogram
Dimensions: sheet and image: 16 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (42.2 x 21.6 cm.)
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist: Bertha E. Jaques

Artist

Bertha E. Jaques

Photography

Bertha Evelyn Jaques was an American etcher and cyanotype photographer. Jaques helped found the Chicago Society of Etchers, an organization that would become internationally significant for promoting etching as a popular printmaking technique. She is best known for her hand-colored botanical prints and scenes from her foreign and domestic travels.

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