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Moody Family on Beach, Camp Ellis, ca. 1906

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Moody Family on Beach, Camp Ellis, ca. 1906

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This portrait of Charles Moody's brother Frederick Shaw Moody and his young family (wife Emma Wight Moody and son Charles Frederick Moody) is an ardent tribute to the intimate family unit that consists of mother, father, and child. The close and casual poses of the figures, the network of touches and gazes among them- Frederick's gaze notably engaging the photographer-and the pattern of light and dark among their clothes serves to unify the composition. It is less a portrait of individuals than a timeless meditation on the theme of family.

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  • Title: Moody Family on Beach, Camp Ellis, ca. 1906
  • Creator: Moody, Charles E.
  • Creation Date: circa 1906
  • Subject Date: circa 1906
  • Local Name: Camp Ellis
  • Town: Saco
  • County: York
  • State: ME
  • Media: print from glass plate negative
  • Dimensions (cm): 25.4 x 35.56
  • Local Code: FamilyOnBeach
  • Object Type: Image

For more information about this item, contact:

Dyer Library Archives / Saco Museum
371 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072
207-283-3861
http://www.sacomuseum.org

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