Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1959
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1959
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph is a 1959 photographic by Window & Bridge, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a vintage photo of actress Katherine Hickson from 1959. It comes from a time when photos were new and exciting, especially for performers. Most actors had studio shots made on stiff cards with their names printed below. These were called “cartes de visite” at first, then later “cabinet cards.” Both were albumen prints from glass negatives. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of these early theater photos.
This photograph of Katherine Hickson is an albumen print from a glass negative, produced in the Victorian era when theatrical portraiture became widely popular. It was originally mounted on a stiff card backing as part of the "cartes de visite" format, small portraits that could be collected in albums alongside scenic views and works of art. The image is part of a larger collection of such photographs assembled by Guy Tristram Little, who removed them from their original backings and mounted them in albums before bequeathing them to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The collection, which…
Read the full account in the museum source.
Black-and-white photographs of theater stages in the late 1950s fill this artist’s small body of work.
See the richer artist page
