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Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Alice Hanway O'Connell

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Alice Hanway O’Connell, my mother’s grandmother. Born 1861 and died in about 1945.

posted by Michael at 10:15 pm  

3 Comments

  1. 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.

    Comment by interpreter — May 17, 2004 @ 9:29 am

  2. 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.

    Comment by fascinating — May 17, 2004 @ 10:05 pm

  3. I think she had a stiff neck.

    Comment by Michael — May 18, 2004 @ 8:03 am

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