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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An underexposed, silhouetted photographic portrait of Frances Nichols taken at the West's residence on South Griffin Avenue. Frances Nichols sits in the near distance and is viewed, in profile, facing left. Her profile is covered in shadow. Behind her, light flows through a sheet that covers a window. Text from negative sleeve: 1775. Los Angeles, California. 240 South Griffin Ave., about 1900. 1. 2. Two silhouettes of Frances Nichols, taken by hanging a sheet over a window and making an exposure. 2 films.
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