May 22 2008
Introducing the Tonnesen Models, Part 4
Around 1896, Beatrice Tonnesen opened her photographic art studio in Chicago. She quickly established herself as a favorite portrait photographer among the city’s high society. She also introduced the use of live models in advertising, becoming, by 1900, the country’s leading supplier of photographic advertising art. Portraits and advertising aside, her circa 1900 art work [...]
