Samuel Masury

Samuel Masury (ca. 1818–1874) was a photographer in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He trained with photographer John Plumbe around 1842.[1] In 1853-1855 he partnered with G.M. Silsbee as "Masury & Silsbee", daguerreotypists, on Washington Street.[2][3] Masury "traveled to Paris in 1855 to learn the glass negative process from the Bisson brothers, whose landscapes and architectural views were internationally celebrated."[1] By 1858 he ran his own studio in Boston, on Washington Street.[4] He presented work in the 1860 exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association.[5]

Portrait of Masury by Winslow Homer, 1859

References

1. "Samuel Masury: Early View from the Dell (2005.100.869)". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. May 2008.
2. Boston Almanac. 1853.
3. Massachusetts register and United States calendar. 1855.
4. Boston Directory. 1858.
5. 9th exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, 1860.

External links

• WorldCat. Masury, Samuel
• Ron Polito (ed.). "Boston Photographers Cited in 19th Century American Photographic Journals: A Bibliographic Database" – via Photographic Historical Society of New England. (includes info related to Masury)