This striking and ethereal portrait of a young woman with long black braids adorned with flowers was most likely an early student at Curtis High School on Staten Island. C.R. Tucker began teaching physics as one of the first faculty members at the school when it opened in 1904.

This mounted print is from a series of photographs bearing the artists signature and date 1916 at lower right corner that are believed to be from earlier negatives ca. 1905-10. The uniformity of the brown cardstock mounts indicates they were intended as exhibition prints.

Charles Rollins Tucker, 1868-1956.

See our in-depth blog posts with links below: Revealed: C.R. Tucker: Restless Wanderer with a Camera, & Rescued: Dorothy Tucker: For the Love of a Daughter, to learn more.