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The Daughters, Den Vancouver 2006 Two hundred years ago, before the advent of photography, a person wishing to have an inexpensive portrait created of their loved ones would have employed a silhouette artist. Using only a pair of scissors and a skillful eye, within minutes a little image with a remarkable resemblance to the subject was produced. Silhouettes were highly popular from about 1790 to 1840. The invention of the camera signaled the end of the Silhouette as a widespread form of portraiture.

The Daughters, Den Vancouver 2006 
Two hundred years ago, before the advent of photography, a person wishing to have an inexpensive portrait created of their loved ones would have employed a silhouette artist. Using only a pair of scissors and a skillful eye, within minutes a little image with a remarkable resemblance to the subject was produced. Silhouettes were highly popular from about 1790 to 1840. The invention of the camera signaled the end of the Silhouette as a widespread form of portraiture.