May 12, 2004
Alice Hanway O'Connell
Alice Hanway O'Connell, my mother's grandmother. Born 1861 and died in about 1945.
I may be making something of nothing, but the empty chair, the turned away pose, both suggest to me another person. And the remove of history in seeing the photograph now makes me think of a passage of time, but already present in the image. Was she a widow? This image for me evokes a woman who has successfully grown after the passing of deceased husband, but still missing him.
Posted by interpreter.Wow, that's quite an interpretation. I see her as just not wanting her picture taken. Doing the coy "oh go on" thing. But I do believe she's looking at someone else.
Posted by fascinating.I think she had a stiff neck.
Posted by Michael.Posted by Michael at May 12, 2004 10:15 PM
I may be making something of nothing, but the empty chair, the turned away pose, both suggest to me another person. And the remove of history in seeing the photograph now makes me think of a passage of time, but already present in the image. Was she a widow? This image for me evokes a woman who has successfully grown after the passing of deceased husband, but still missing him.
Posted by: interpreterat May 17, 2004 09:29 AMWow, that's quite an interpretation. I see her as just not wanting her picture taken. Doing the coy "oh go on" thing. But I do believe she's looking at someone else.
Posted by: fascinatingat May 17, 2004 10:05 PMI think she had a stiff neck.
Posted by: Michaelat May 18, 2004 08:03 AM