The Likeness of Fugitivity: William Notman's Carte-de-visite Portrait of John Anderson
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The Likeness of Fugitivity: William Notman's Carte-de-visite Portrait of John Anderson
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| 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.
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History of Photography
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Vol. 37
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no. 2
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221-234
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May 2013
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en
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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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