Emma Justine Farnsworth

Emma J. Farnsworth (1860-1952) was an American photographer from Albany, New York. Farnsworth had training in the arts.[1] After receiving her first camera in 1890, her photographs were displayed at the World's Columbian Exposition (1893). Before the end of the decade, she had been awarded almost 30 medals at various exhibitions in the world. Her work was also displayed at the Paris Exposition (1900).[2] Her specialty was genre and figure studies; most of her photographs were of figures. children and animals.[3] She was a member of The Camera Club of New York.[1]

"My work is generally in the open air, with having to go miles sometimes for the proper backgrounds, wind, time of day and sun—all to be considered—and the right model."[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Rosenblum, Naomi (25 May 2010). A History of Women Photographers. Abbeville Press Publishers. p. 339. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Panzer, Mary; Rudolf Eickemeyer (1986). In My Studio: Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr. and the Art of the Camera, 1885-1930. Hudson River Museum. pp. 106–. GGKEY:8G5HT5AEA8R. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ↑ The Cosmopolitan (Public domain ed.). Schlicht & Field. 1893. pp. 585–. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ↑ The American Amateur Photographer (Public domain ed.). The Outing Co. 1899. pp. 119–. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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