Remembering the Dead
Special Session with 19th and Early 20th Century Postmortem and Memorial Photography
The Burns Archives defines postmortem photography as “the capture of a deceased loved one’s image and was a normal part of American and European culture in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.” Join us at the Medical Historical Library for a special session featuring 19th and 20th century postmortem photography from the Burns Archive. Dr. Stanley B. Burns, founder of the Burns Archive and an expert in this field, has been collecting postmortem photography since the 1970s and will be on hand to discuss select items. He is also the author of several books on postmortem photography, including Sleeping Beauty, Memorial in Photography in America. He will then present on behalf of the Beaumont Club, beginning at 5:30 in the Beaumont Room. A reception will follow, open to all.