| Photography 1938-1955 |
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Livia
Trimmed 8x10 inch contact print, 1948
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| Livia is Frederick Sommer's portrait of a young girl living in Prescott in 1948, who came to his attention through a friend, Crest Baumgartner. Lydia (her actual name) was placed on a platform, so she was eyelevel with the camera, and the found background was propped up behind her. Sommer, who was six-feet tall, recalled her looking up at him while trying to remain still for the exposure. The image was reproduced in the 1950 U.S. Camera Annual (p. 252) where the photographic data is recorded as: 8x10, 19' Goerz Red Dot Apochromatic Artar using orthochromatic film, 1/2-second exposure at f/32, prints on chloride paper. |
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