The Likeness of Fugitivity: William Notman's Carte-de-visite Portrait of John Anderson

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Title
The Likeness of Fugitivity: William Notman's Carte-de-visite Portrait of John Anderson
Abstract
In 1861, in his Montreal studio, Montreal photographer William Notman (1826-1891) took a carte-de-visite portrait of the fugitive African-American John Anderson, who had fled to Canada to escape slavery in the United States. Subsequently, copies of Notman's portrait was sold at abolitionist events. The author explores visual strategies underlying the production of this image, at a time when Anderson had become the focus of a transatlantic extradition case that received extensive international media attention.
Publication
History of Photography
Volume
Vol. 37
Issue
no. 2
Pages
221-234
Date
May 2013
Language
en
Citation
Boone, Emilie. “The Likeness of Fugitivity: William Notman’s Carte-de-Visite Portrait of John Anderson.” History of Photography Vol. 37, no. 2 (May 2013): 221–234.
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