Gracie Watson Grave, Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia © 2017 Patty Hankins
I’m excited to share another of my palladium-toned kallitypes with you
Grave of Gracie Watson at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. Gracie’s parents, W.J. and Frances Watson came to Savannah to manage the Pulaski Hotel in Savannah. Their daughter Gracie, born in 1883, was dearly loved by her parents, and charmed many guests at the hotel. A few days before Easter in 1889, Gracie died of pneumonia. Her heart-broken parents commissioned John Walz to sculpt a life-size monument for her grave.
This photograph is printed using the late 19th-century photographing printing process known as Kallityping. The emulsion is hand-painted onto the paper, exposed with a negative under bright lights, and toned with palladium. Each print from a negative is slightly different – so these are one of a kind images.
The photographs are printed on 8 X 10″ Bergger 100% Cotton Cot 320 paper. They are matted to 11 X 14″ in a white acid-free mat.
This photo is available on my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/gracie-bonaventure-cemetery-savannah-palladium-toned-kallitype-1/