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Saturday, October 19, 2013 / Published in Photograph Collection

Photograph Display: Photographer’s Painted Backdrops and Props

I have looked at lots of nineteenth century portrait photographs, but have never paid much attention to the backdrops used by most photographers during this era. Apparently, this is a common oversight. Photographers were given awards at exhibitions for backdrops, props and accessories.  They had become so popular that they became a part of every
AshevilleCharles and Amanda GlassFrank U. HaymondJ.M. McCanlessL.B. and Lily McBrayerN.C.Painted Backdrops & Propsrustic furnitureS.A. McCanlessThomas H. Lindsey

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