Living History is an ongoing series of photographic works printed on linen that are culled from thousands of research images I have taken at open-air living history museums, archives, craft fairs, and other sites of historical preservation and reconstruction.
Squatter Bed, Conner Prairie, Indiana2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
24 x 32 inches / Frame: 25 x 33 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Dyed Wool, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
24 x 32 inches / Frame: 25 x 33 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Tortoiseshell and Slipware, Winterthur, Delaware2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Stolen Skins, San Juan Bautista, California2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Spongeware Plate, Waterford Fair, Virginia2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Spiral Stairwell, Fort Point, California2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Puffy Sleeve, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Porcelain Flower Arrangement, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Officers' Quarters, Fort Point, California2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Domestic Scene, Frogmore Plantation, Louisiana2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Cotton Sack, Frogmore Plantation, Louisiana2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Confederate Uniform, Frogmore Plantation, Louisiana2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Chippendale Mirror, Waterford Fair, Virginia2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Cheater Cloth Curtain, Frogmore Plantation, Louisiana2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Band Boxes, Conner Prairie, Indiana2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Vertigo Horsehead, San Juan Bautista, California2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Portrait Studio, Richmond Town, New York2013Archival Pigment Print on Linen
32 x 24 inches / Frame: 33 x 25 x 2 inches, Edition of 3"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.