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Dorset / Re: Lulworth Cove, O'GORMAN photos?
« on: Thursday 07 May 15 16:23 BST (UK) »
"Questions I would like to ask though,are that who got the hold of the pictures from Mervyn and When and how?Why do they even have a portrait of her with her name on it?"
Good point Rusoftheeast.
I think it's important that the photo with the name imprinted on it is in black and white, it's not an autochrome : it's just the ordinary 19th century black-and white portrait of a family member.
I've got of a kind of romantic idea that mervyn first took that traditional black-and-white snapshot of the girl, without thinking too much about it, and that he later realised how awesome it would be to make more pictures with her -- on autochrome.
Christina (if it's her genuine name, because we all have to build conclusions and hypotheses over sand -- or pebbles ?-- here!) seems a bit younger on the black and white pic. And such a fascinating, creepy stare that it knocks me over each time I look at it.
a name is just a name, however, and it's not even completely certain that it points to the sitter in the photo. What we need is to genealogically trace back (mary) christina (O')Gorman back to the photographer, and nothing has emerged so far.
but don't you think that a part of the appeal of these pictures rely precisely on this mystery?
Good point Rusoftheeast.
I think it's important that the photo with the name imprinted on it is in black and white, it's not an autochrome : it's just the ordinary 19th century black-and white portrait of a family member.
I've got of a kind of romantic idea that mervyn first took that traditional black-and-white snapshot of the girl, without thinking too much about it, and that he later realised how awesome it would be to make more pictures with her -- on autochrome.
Christina (if it's her genuine name, because we all have to build conclusions and hypotheses over sand -- or pebbles ?-- here!) seems a bit younger on the black and white pic. And such a fascinating, creepy stare that it knocks me over each time I look at it.
a name is just a name, however, and it's not even completely certain that it points to the sitter in the photo. What we need is to genealogically trace back (mary) christina (O')Gorman back to the photographer, and nothing has emerged so far.
but don't you think that a part of the appeal of these pictures rely precisely on this mystery?