Tintype, a form of nineteenth-century photography, was first "introduced in 1856 as a low-cost alternative to the daguerreotype and the albumen print...The tintype studio became a kind of performance space where sitters could act out their personal identities, displaying the tools of their trade, masks and costumes, toys and dolls, stuffed animals, and props of all sorts". America and the Tintype displays over 150 found that were chosen buy ICP Chief Curator Brian Wallis and guest curator Steven Kasher. I chose this collection for its simplicity and genuine representation of antique photography- not just for the material and overall look f the image, but also for the use of props and fake backdrops which is something I may potentially incorporate into my photographs as well.
https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/collections/america-and-the-tintype-september-19-2008-january-14-2009?page=4
David Seidner: PARIS FASHIONS, 1945
"In 1944, the war-battered French couture industry decided to revive its international reputation by conceiving a small exhibition entitled Théâtre de la Mode." With the help of major fashion designers of that time- Jeanne Lanvin, Lucien Lelong, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Pierre Balmain- outfits were created for two-feet-tall wire dolls. I chose this collection not only for the costume, but for the varying compositions and poses of the wire models.
https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/collections/david-seidner-paris-fashions-1945
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