Platinum/ Paladium Print - J.J. Gibson, 1893 World Columbian Exposition Photog.

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Platinum/ Paladium Print - J.J. Gibson, 1893 World Columbian Exposition Photog.:
$250.00

ESTATE: Original, platinotype (palladium) print of a small boy dressed in the 1890s style of Little Lord Fauntleroy. Nicely preserved print is about 3 3/4\" wide x 5 3/8\" tall and was originally tipped to the heavy handmade paper sheet (blind embossed with the \"Gibson Art Galleries\" logo), but is now affixed with a small piece of cellophane tape. An extremely rare print by a historically significant midwest photographer, J.J. Gibson (1851 - 1902). According to his advertising, and the following biography, John Jefferson Gibson, \"was named as the official portrait photographer for the 1893 World\'s Columbian Exposition in Chicago\". Please review the scans as they are considered part of the description; 2nd scan is the actual back of the print paper, (red \"Coop\'s Nest - \" is not on actual photo).
John Jefferson Gibson biography from the Bentley Historical Library of the University of Michigan:Born in London, Ontario, on August 18, 1851, Gibson moved to Michigan in 1870 and opened a photography studio in Bay City. In 1881, he opened a Detroit studio, followed by one in Ann Arbor when hepartnered with Emerson B. Lewis in 1882 on a gallery on West Huron Street.Gibson operated in Ann Arbor with various partners, advertising as Lewis & Gibson, Gibson, Morgan & Gibson, and Gibson & Clark. Gibson & Clark was a partnership with Ypsilanti photographer May M. Clark whom Gibson married in 1889. An enterprising man, Gibson opened studios in several other Michigan cities and in 1892 opened a Chicago location. Building on his reputation as an award-winning photographer, he was named as the official portrait photographer for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Gibson’s studio was responsible for a remarkable series of images depicting the University’s facilities, laboratories, and classrooms featured as part of the U-M exhibit at the Exposition.Gibson died of tuberculosis on October 8, 1902. The Chicago Historical Museum holds an eleven box, \"J.J. Gibson collection\", containing family portraits and some of his photographic work from Michigan and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.

J. J. Gibson was the \"Founder\" of Gibson Art Galleries, 151-153 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, and his wife, May M. Gibson (nee Clark) was president, (Langdon\'s List of 19th & Early 20th Century Photographers)