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Call Number:

PH-01207

Collection Name:

Mrs. Brian Hodgson Photography Collection

Creator:

Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912

No. of Items:

17 photographs

Span Dates:

1880-1892

Description:

The collection consists of 17 photographs (3 prints, 14 negatives) by Susan Hodgson (1844-1912), the second wife of naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson (British, 1800-1894), and who is usually credited as Mrs. Brian Hodgson. Item and group-level descriptions follow.

964:0521:0001 -- A Child with Flowers, 1880. Albumen print;
964:0521:0002 -- Woman at Window, 1880s-1890s. Carbon print;
964:0521:0003 -- Two Men and a Lady Under Olive Trees, 1888. Gelatin silver print
964:0511:0001-0003 -- [Portrait of Girl; Man on Porch; House], circa 1888;
964:0552:0001-0010 -- [8 portraits and 2 landscapes], circa 1890. Nitrate negatives;
964:0564:0001 -- [Portrait of woman], circa 1892. Gelatin silver stripping film.

Accession No(s):

964:0511:0001-0003 ;964:0521:0001-0003 ;964:0552:0001-0010 ;964:0564:0001

Location(s):

H Box, Medium (964:0521:0002-0003)
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H Box, Large (964:0521:0001)
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Curatorial permission required Negatives (964:0511:0001-0003; 964:0564:0001)
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Curatorial permission required Gernsheim Collection Negatives Box (964:0552:0001-0010)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Man sitting on a porch]
Date 1888
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions print diameter: 6 cm; 2 2/5 in (circular)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0511:0001
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Portrait of an unidentified girl]
Date 1888
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions print diameter: 6 cm; 2 2/5 in (circular)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0511:0002
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [An unidentified house]
Date 1888
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions print diameter: 6 cm; 2 2/5 in (circular)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0511:0003
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [A child with flowers]
Date circa 1880
Medium Albumen print
Dimensions 22.8 x 16.6 cm; 9 x 6 1/2 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0521:0001
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Young Woman Looking Out of Window with Lilies]
Date circa 1880
Medium Carbon print
Dimensions 20.7 x 15.6 cm; 8 1/10 x 6 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0521:0002
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Negative print of two Men and a woman under olive trees]
Date circa 1888
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions 20.4 x 15.2 cm; 8 x 6 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0521:0003
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Bearded Gentleman Sitting in Chair Right Hand Holding Book, LeftHand on Arm of Chair]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.1 x 16.3 cm; 8 3/10 x 6 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0001
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Bearded Gentleman Sitting in Chair Left Hand Holding Paper]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.1 x 16.3 cm; 8 3/10 x 6 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0002
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Bearded Gentleman Sitting in Chair (Hands in Lap]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.1 x 15.8 cm; 8 3/10 x 6 1/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0003
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Mother Sitting and Holding Child in Her Arms]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.4 x 16.5 cm; 8 2/5 x 6 1/2 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0004
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Small Girl Dressed Up w/ Hat Sitting in Chair]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.4 x 16.3 cm; 8 2/5 x 6 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0005
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Young Woman Standing with Upper Left Arm Up w/ Fan - Dressed in Oriental Attire]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.3 x 16.3 cm; 8 2/5 x 6 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0006
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Young Woman Sitting in Chair - Head Erect]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.4 x 16.3 cm; 8 2/5 x 6 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0007
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Young Woman Sitting in Chair Looking Down]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.3 x 16.1 cm; 8 2/5 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0008
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [(Landscape) Scenic View W/ House, Menton]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.4 x 16.4 cm; 8 2/5 x 6 1/2 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0009
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Buildings with a River (Menton)]
Date circa 1890
Medium Nitrate negative
Dimensions 21.3 x 15.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 6 1/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0552:0010
Artist/Maker Hodgson, Susan, 1844-1912
Title [Portrait of a Woman]
Date circa 1892
Medium Gelatin silver stripping film
Dimensions 20.6 x 15.5 cm; 8 1/10 x 6 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0564:0001