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Gift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman, 2007.45.3  © 2008 The Connecticut Histor ...
Fox-Auerbach Family
Gift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman, 2007.45.3 © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Fox-Auerbach Family

Photographer (1842 - 1900)
Date1911-1951
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper, on paper on card, color prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 15 x 11in. (38.1 x 27.9cm) and smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman
Object number2007.45.1-.13
DescriptionGroup of photographs shows members of the Fox-Auerbach family, mostly in professional studio portraits.

2007.45.1 is a black and white photograph of a group of women and one man. Three of the women are wearing fancy hats and one is holding a parasol. Standing, from left to right, are Moses Fox and his sister, Emma Fox Plaut. Seated, from left to right, are Fannie Fox, Beatrice Fox, Theresa Stern Fox, and Emma Fox Plaut's daughters, Blanche and Hortense Plaut [possibly Hortense and Blanche?].

2007.45.2 is a professional portrait of three women and a baby that shows four generations of the Stern-Fox family. Standing at left is Fannie Kurtz Stern. To the right is her daughter, Theresa Stern Fox. Seated at right is Beatrice Fox Auerbach, Fannie's granddaughter and Theresa's daughter. In the center seated on a table is Georgette Auerbach, Beatrice's baby daughter.

2007.45.3 is a photograph of a woman, Beatrice Fox, and man, George S. Auerbach seated at a table.

2007.45.4 is a photograph of a woman, Georgette Koopman, with two unidentified men standing on either side of her. In the background is the Travelers tower.

2007.45.5 is a portrait photograph of a woman, Beatrice Fox, seated in an ornate chair.

2007.45.6 is a group shot of men and women who are passengers aboard the Resolute, a cruise ship, in 1926. Seated in the second row in the center of the photograph are Moses Fox and his wife, Theresa Stern Fox.

2007.45.7 is a full-length portrait of a woman, Beatrice Fox, in a wedding dress holding a large bouquet of flowers.

2007.45.8 is a bust-length portrait of a man, George S. Auerbach, in a suit wearing eyeglasses.

2007.45.9 is a bust-length portrait of a woman, Beatrice Fox Auerbach.

2007.45.10 is a group photograph of two men and two women. The woman second from right is Beatrice Fox Auerbach.

2007.45.11 is a portrait of a man, Judge Solomon Elsner, seated in a chair, wearing a suit and holding his eyeglasses in his lap.

2007.45.12 is a color photograph of an unidentified man and a woman, Beatrice Fox Auerbach.

2007.45.13 is a color photograph of two women. The woman on the right is Beatrice Fox Auerbach.
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NotesSubject Note: A letter from George Auerbach to Moses and Theresa Stern Fox dated 1/21/1911 discusses the engagement portrait of George Auerbach and Beatrice Fox (2007.45.3). George writes: "I just received the photographs of Beatrice and the one where she and I are together and I rather like the faces but don't think that Mrs. Dupont [the photographer] is what she thinks she is. On all of the pictures I can see certain mistakes in the posing that were absolutely unnecessary--such as hands showing too plainly, feet being too big (of course that isn't Madame's fault) and other small faults that might have been avoided. It certainly is a very fine picture of Beatrice though and taken all in all I rather like the whole picture." (Ms 99795)
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