“Seated Infant With Outspread Arms”
/Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Seated infant with outpread arms”
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
HUGH S. ANDERSON was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)
THE SITTER:
Name: Unidentified
Description: This portrait is not in clear focus. It is not possible to read the details of the infant’s dress or the chair in which he is seated. The baby looks up with an alert gaze, and, with an unusual gesture, he holds his arms spread out grasping the edge of the arms of the chair. The baby’s hair has been combed up into a a top knot on the crown of his head, a style most often used in the portrayal of baby boys.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This seated infant is portrayed within a vertical oval.
Description, back: Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. An expanded, possibly later, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes four lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.
Date: January 1872 - December 1873
Condition: This carte de visite is out of focus and soiled.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg47b2, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album
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