Emma Justine Farnsworth (October 16, 1860–January 23, 1952) was an American photographer from

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known for her pictorialist photogravures and scenes illustrating children's literature.

Biography

Born in New York, Farnsworth was the daughter of Civil War general, Jonathan Gosman Farnsworth, and Sara Visscher Gourlay.

Career

Farnsworth had training in the arts. After receiving her first camera as a gift in 1890, she began photographing seriously within a few months. She joined the Society of Amateur Photographers in New York City since the local amateur groups in Albany did not allow women as members. As a member of The Camera Club of New York, Farnsworth's photographs were featured in ''In Arcadia'' (1892), a book of figure studies accompanied by Classical verse, published by another member, George M. Allen. Her photographs were exhibited at the

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(1893). Before the end of the decade, she had been awarded almost 30 medals at various exhibitions in the world, and her work appeared frequently in the noted periodical '' Camera Notes'', the journal of the Camera Club of New York, edited primarily by

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. Her photographs were displayed in 1893 at the Sixth Joint Annual Exhibition (which presented work by 187 photographers from New York, Boston, and Philadelphia) at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In a review, Stieglitz characterized Farnsworth's photos as "unaffected and full of individuality." Her work was included in the Paris Exposition (1900). Her specialties were genre and figure studies, especially children and animals. She exhibited internationally, and was included in the show, ''American Women Photographers,'' organized by

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, and presented at the Paris Exposition in 1900. She died in

on January 23, 1952, aged 92. To a Greek Girl - Emma J. Farnsworth LCCN2004675083 (cropped).jpg, ''To a Greek Girl'' At Dusk - Emma J. Farnsworth LCCN98503608 (cropped).jpg, ''At Dusk'' Diana - Emma J. Farnsworth LCCN2004675084 (cropped).jpg, ''Diana''

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