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BERTHA E. JAQUES (1863-1941) Lamb's Quarter, South Havens * Fauna study. Together, 2 cyanotypes, the images measuring 15 3/8x7 5/8 and 7x5 inches (39x19.4 and 12.7x17.8 cm.), the first is tipped to a paper mount. 1908 and circa 1900-10
Provenance: The Estate of Richard T. Rosenthal, Philadelphia
Bertha Evelyn Jaques was an American artist-photographer known for her etchings and cyanotypes. She helped found the Chicago Society of Etchers, an organization that would become internationally significant for promoting etching as a popular printmaking technique. Jaques became interested in botanical motifs around the turn of the century and began experimenting with the cyanotype process. Accessible and particularly adapted by women practitioners, the process allowed Jaques to make thousands of flora and fauna studies. Her interest in this format corresponded with an interest in the Wildflower Preservation Society.
