Time to dress up and go back in time to have your tintype made by photographer Jeff Howlett. Jeff has has perfected the 19th century art of making tintypes — early photographs made on small rectangles of metal. He'll be at Rokeby this Sunday to offer his photographic services and show folks how it was done in the old days. Come to see it done, or for only fifty dollars you can have your tintype made and go home with a new family heirloom.

While you're here, check out Yours in the Cause: Faces of Radical Abolition, a special exhibit featuring historic photographs (including tintypes), which is only open through October 29. Don't miss it!

More about tintypes: You've probably seen them, formal portraits featuring people who - for all the differences in clothing and setting - could be your neighbors. Introduced in the mid-19th century, each tintype photograph is individually created by coating, sensitizing, exposing and developing metal plate as the subject sits for the portrait session. Many Civil War era photographs were created with this historic technology, which provides a hauntingly beautiful and permanent image especially suitable for heirloom portraits of individuals, families, and bands. Jeff Howlett has been photographing tintypes for over 17 years.

This program is supported in part by the Vermont Humanities Council.

Rokeby@comcast.net
802-877-3406
http://rokeby.org
4334 Route 7
Ferrisburgh VT, 05456