[Dowe's Photograph Rooms, Sycamore, Illinois]
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Above a bustling thoroughfare in Sycamore, Illinois, boldface lettering advertises the services of photographer Lewis Dowe, a portraitist who also published postcards and stereoviews. Easier to miss in the image is a mannequin perched above the awning to promote the studio. The flurry of activity below Dowe’s storefront and the prime location of the outfit, poised between a tailor and a saloon, speak to the important role of photography in town life.
Artwork Details
- Title: [Dowe's Photograph Rooms, Sycamore, Illinois]
- Artist: Lewis Dowe (American, active 1860s–1880s)
- Date: March 1865
- Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
- Dimensions: Image: 5 7/8 × 7 5/8 in. (14.9 × 19.3 cm)
Sheet: 5 7/8 × 7 5/8 in. (14.9 × 19.3 cm)
Mount: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Frame (approx): 14 x 17 in. - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
- Object Number: L.2019.57.607
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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