| Address |
| Logan Square, Chicago, IL, USA (Chicago, Illinois)
|
| |
| Information |
The Museum of Mourning Photography & Memorial Practice
Founded by Anthony Vizzari, this museum is dedicated to the anthropological study of funerary memorials and mostly outdated practice of photographing the deceased as a memorial keepsake. A common practice in Nineteenth Century, post-mortem portraits faded out of vogue by the early Twentieth Century. Frequently (and disturbingly for modern viewers) the portraits were often taken of deceased children due to the high mortality rate amongst infants and children of that time period.
The Museum of Mourning Photography & Memorial Practice holds more than six hundred photos in its collection. To view the museum's collection a potential visitor must set up an appointment through email: info@mourningphoto.com
This article is a stub and slated for expansion. If you would like to contribute and expand this article, just click Edit this Location.
|
| |
| GPS Interface |
Save Waypoint to Garmin Device.
|
|
| |
| User Trips |
| There are no user trips associated with this location. |
| |
| Related Sites |
Museum of Mourning Photography
Official website for the Museum of Mourning Photography & Memorial Practice in Chicago, IL. |
| |
| Similar Destinations |
| Beverly Historical Society |
| Danvers Archival Center/Peabody Institute Library |
| Witch Dungeon Museum |
| |
| See Also on TheCabinet.com |
| There are no other pages on this site associated with this location. |
| |
| Available from Amazon.com |
Sleeping Beauty: Memorial Photography in America |
Sleeping Beauty II: Grief, Bereavement in Memorial Photography American and European Traditions |
| |
