Portrait professionnel d'une femme travaillant à une machine à coudre, Seamstress., étiquette de légende de l'exposition 'American Treasures Memory' : Tools of the Trade. Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre a inventé le procédé daguerréotype qui a été annoncé plus tard en France le 19 août 1839. Bien qu'il s'agisse d'un processus complexe et lent, les photographes américains ont rapidement capitalisé sur cette nouvelle invention en raison de sa capacité à capturer une « ressemblance véridique ». Typiquement portraitistes dans la nature, les célébrités, les personnalités politiques, ainsi que les commerçants étaient souvent invités et encouragés à faire prendre leurs photos par daguerreotyp

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Occupational portrait of a woman working at a sewing machine , Seamstress., Caption label from exhibit "American Treasures Memory": Tools of the Trade. Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre invented the daguerreotype process which was later announced in France on August 19, 1839. Although a complex and slow process, American photographers quickly capitalized on this new invention because of its capability of capturing a "truthful likeness." Typically portraiture in nature, celebrities, political figures, as well as tradesman were often invited and encouraged to have their pictures taken by daguerreotypists. Daguerreotype portraits of workers provide a revealing look at the nineteenth century American trades. Workers, proud of their skills and professions, chose to present themselves honestly, spending nearly one day's wage for their photographic portrait., Title devised by Library staff., Photographer unidentified., Published under the title: "Seamstress.", Case: variant of Rinhart 124., The daguerreotype is housed in an unmatched case provided by the vendor., Purchase; 1991; (DLC/PP-1991:219)., Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection , Published in: The Joy of Looking: Great Photographs from the Library of Congress, 2023., Published under title "Seamstress" in: Eyes of the Nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and the curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997., Exhibited: "The Great American Hall of Wonders : Art, Science, and Invention in the Nineteenth Century" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., July 2011-January 2012., Exhibited: "The Sweat of Their Face : Portraying American Workers" at the Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2017 - Sept. 2018., Exhibited as a digital copy in: "Not an Ostrich: And Other Images from America's Library" at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2018; Business & Science section.. Seamstresses, 1850

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