AA-2026-ACF53A
On the image
A girl of about seven stands in the living room in her best dress, holding a single yellow daffodil with both hands, posed for whoever was behind the camera. The dress is the serious kind — taffeta, lace collar, puffed sleeves, a black satin ribbon at the waist — the kind assembled piece by careful piece for one or two occasions a year, Easter being the most likely candidate. In the 1950s the living room was still a ceremonial space, kept tidy for company and photographs, not for daily living, which is why the armchair behind her looks as though no one has ever actually sat in it. The floral painting on the wall and the porcelain figurine on the side table are there because a well-appointed home required them, a logic that would stop making sense to the next generation almost overnight. She is holding the daffodil with the dutiful stillness of a child who has been told, very recently, not to fidget.
Visually related — by likeness
Girl in Easter Dress, Living Room, 1950s. 1953–1959. Archive & Atlas, Historical Image Library, AA-2026-ACF53A. https://thearchive.archiveandatlas.com/library/girl-in-easter-dress-living-room-1950s.
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title = {Girl in Easter Dress, Living Room, 1950s},
year = {1953–1959},
howpublished = {Archive \& Atlas, Historical Image Library},
note = {Accession AA-2026-ACF53A},
url = {https://thearchive.archiveandatlas.com/library/girl-in-easter-dress-living-room-1950s}
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