as in daguerreotype
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Recent Examples of tintype
Neither Drew nor Janisse could believe the 9-year-old boy’s resemblance to his ancestor in that black-and-white tintype photo.
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
Passages Radcliffe Bailey, an artist whose sculptural assemblages included his grandmother’s tintypes, and who chronicled the narratives of Black life, has died at 54.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023
In 2014, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D. C. acquired a tintype portrait.
—Nora Mathison, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
But that tintype stands as a testament, not just to the life of Dr. Sarah Loguen Fraser, but to this small cohort of Black women who, in a fortuitous moment in history, became doctors just after the Civil War.
—Nora Mathison, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
Passages Radcliffe Bailey, an artist whose sculptural assemblages included his grandmother’s tintypes, and who chronicled the narratives of Black life, has died at 54.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2023
In 2014, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D. C. acquired a tintype portrait.
—Nora Mathison, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
But that tintype stands as a testament, not just to the life of Dr. Sarah Loguen Fraser, but to this small cohort of Black women who, in a fortuitous moment in history, became doctors just after the Civil War.
—Nora Mathison, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tintype
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The 1846 daguerreotype, which captured her in her 70s, is by photographer John Plumbe Jr., who would also create the earliest extant image of the U.S. Capitol in 1846.—
Roger Catlin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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But in a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation as easy as a tap on your phone, the idea that a visual image is an absolute truth is as outdated as the daguerreotype.—
Deepti Hajela,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2024
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The tea imparts a sweet flavor that carries right through to the yolk and a sepia tint that lends an antique, marbled look to the white.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Jan. 2025
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The sepia sky was filled with smoke, ash was falling, and as my car rounded a bend on the 110 Freeway, another phone alert blared to evacuate the area.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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The photographs were taken by Jonathan Rach, who also filmed much of the trek for NIN’s 1997 documentary/concert film, Closure.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Credits All photos taken from Pansies© Copyright 2025 by Brenna Estrada, photographs by Kelly Bowie.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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And here’s the kicker: Those photos were AP photos, credited to Nick Út.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Her words captioned a photo of the movie’s cast, including her costars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, standing together at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles For the major sporting event, Hurts arrived to Caesars Superdome in New Orleans wearing a monochrome, all-purple suited look.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
9 Feb. 2025
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On a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer and host donned a monochrome burgundy look that was moody, sophisticated, and trendy all at once.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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