Clara Louise Kellogg
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Image: 8.9 × 6.2 cm (3 1/2 × 2 7/16"); Plate: 8.9 × 13 × 0.3 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 1/8"); Support Plate: 9.5 × 19 × 0.2 cm (3 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 1/16")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as a portrait of Clara Louise Kellogg, and the image centers one posed sitter.
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Interiors Both · 98%
The catalog lists an interior, while the image shows a staged indoor setting with a backdrop, curtain, floor covering, and furniture.
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Related to Fashion Visual · 88%
The sitter wears a formal historical dress and accessories that are prominent components of the portrait.
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Related to Music Metadata · 93%
The catalog identifies Kellogg as a singer, opera singer, and soprano; this biographical subject information is not independently conveyed by the pose or setting.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The object is cataloged as a photograph and photographic negative, and the supplied image is visibly photographic.
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Black-and-White Photography Visual · 99%
The supplied image is rendered entirely in grayscale, with tonal variation rather than color describing the sitter, furnishings, and setting.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 97%
The catalog dates the object to approximately 1860–70, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog gives the place of origin as the United States, New York, Kings County, New York.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 97%
The medium is cataloged as a glass plate collodion negative, although the supplied digital image cannot independently establish the precise glass or emulsion surface.
Furniture and Lighting
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Chair Both · 98%
An upholstered, ornately carved chair is clearly visible beside the sitter and is specifically listed in the catalog.
Jewelry and Fashion Object Types
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Earrings Both · 98%
An earring is visibly worn by the sitter, and the catalog specifically lists Costume/Jewelry/Earring.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Clara Louise Kellogg. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.