Oct 10 2020 18 mins 3
Death, Daguerrotypes, and Posing Stands, Oh My! Tonights episode is all about the wonderfully disturbing world of postmortem photography. So grab a spoon to lift up those eyelids as we explore death in all of its copper-coated glory and expose some myths in the process.
The Victorian word of the day is sure to leave you feeling a bit buzzed.
(An example of how a posing stand was used to keep a child still.)
Susan Cantrell's website: https://dealer042.wixsite.com/post-mortem-photos
Music by :
David Fesilyan & David Renda
Sources:
A Victorian Obsession With Death : Fetishistic Rituals Helped Survivors Cope With Loss of Loved Ones. Public Affairs. D. Lyn Hunter.
Jaqueline A. Bunge & Jack Mord. Memory Keepers: Photography as a Form of Remembrance. Beyond the Dark Veil. pg. 8. 2013
Marion Peck. Remembering Death. Beyond the Dark Veil. pg. 6. 2013
Marien, Mary Warner (2002). Photography: A Cultural History. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
Philadelphia Photographer. 1875 volume 11. Page 27.
Clearing Up Some Myths About Postmortem Photography
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-post-mortem-photographs
Kelly Christian. The Unpleasant Duty: An Introduction to Postmortem Photography. http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/unpleasant-duty-introduction-postmortem-photography
Caitlin Doughty. Victorian Standing Corpse Photographs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8DxI8Pn1Uw
