Walter Scott Shinn (1884-1970) was known for his portraits of children and prominent families in New York City during the 1930's to the 1940's, including president Theodore Roosevelt and inventor Thomas Edison. His renowned 1919 portrait of Edison was later selected by the U.S. government for a 3-cent commemorative postage stamp issued in 1947. Today, his gelatin silver prints and photography collections are housed in institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Library of Congress.
An outdoor portrait of a young girl in a white dress standing in the grass, with plants and trees in the background.
Additional Artworks
From Colorado Photographic Arts Center
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Dustin Riggs
Light on Lake, 2026
Gelatin Silver Print
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Paul Harbaugh
Laura Gilpin at Home, Santa Fe, 1978
Gelatin Silver Print
9.5 x 7.25 in
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Carl Brandauer
Lake Isabelle- Spring, 1975
Gelatin Silver Print
14.75 x 14.5 in
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Ann G. Duncan
Little Grassy, 1973
Gelatin Silver Print
7.5 x 9 in
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G. Irving Brooks
Lord of the Andes, 1972
Gelatin Silver Print
11 x 13.5 in
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Ira Current
Late in a Winter Day, 1970
Black and White photograph
7.75 x 9.75 in
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Ralph Morgan
Lodi, N.J. Silk Strike in 1932 during Mustard Gas Barrage used by Police to Disperse Strikers, 1932
Black and White photograph
9.75 x 13 in
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R. Ewing Stiffler
Long's Peak, 20th Century
Gelatin Silver Print
6.6875 x 10.3125 in (paper)
About the artist
Walter Scott Shinn
1884-1970