The Walter L. Flory Family
1915
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1915
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The painting shows a family sitting together in a room. They're all looking at the camera. You can see the details of their clothes and the room they're in. The family is posed in a simple way, which makes the photo feel calm. The photo is interesting because it's a simple family portrait, but it tells us about the people in it. It shows us what they looked like and how they lived. To learn more about this style of photography, look up the technique of sfumato.
