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.
A portrait of a group of children together in a room. One plays the piano, all are smiling.
Additional Artworks
From Colorado Photographic Arts Center
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Eugene Lang
Plums, 1976
Color Photograph, Color Screen Print
9.75 x 13.75 in
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Rowan P. Smolcha
Plowing Under, 1974
Color photograph
12.5 x 18 in
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Philippe Halsman
Portrait of Shirley Temple, 1944
Archival Gelatin Silver Print
4.5 x 3.5 in
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Philippe Halsman
Portrait of Winston Churchill
Archival Gelatin Silver Print
5 x 4 in
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Philippe Halsman
Portrait of Ansel Adams
Archival Gelatin Silver Print
5 x 4 in
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Phillip Toledano
Plastic Surgery
Archival Inkjet Print
32.5 x 43 in
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H. Landshoff
Plant Pattern
Black and White photograph
9 x 13.5 in
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Roland V. Dinger
Pioneer Spirit
Gelatin Silver Print
13.5 x 16.5 in
About the artist
Walter Scott Shinn
1884–1970