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Painting by Shaun Tan

Shaun Tan (born 1974) is an Australian artist, writer, and filmmaker. He graduated from the University of WA in 1995 with joint honors in Fine Arts and English Literature, and currently works as an artist and author in Melbourne. For his career contribution to “children’s and young adult literature in the broadest sense” Tan won the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council, the biggest prize in children’s literature. Follow Shaun on Instagram @shauncytan

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Stiff Pose Victorian Postmortem photography (140 Pics)

Postmortem photography or memento mori, the photographing of a deceased person, was a common practice in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The photographs were considered a keepsake to remember the dead. Child mortality was high during the Victorian era. For many children even a common sickness could be fatal. When a child or other family member died, families would often have a photograph taken before burial. Many times it was the first and last photograph they would ever possess of their loved one. Many postmortem photographs were close-ups of the face or shots of the full body. The deceased were usually depicted to appear as if they were in a deep sleep, or else arranged to appear more life-like. Children were often shown on a couch or in a crib, often posed with a favorite toy. It was not uncommon to photograph very young children with a family member, most frequently the mother. Adults were more commonly posed in chairs or even propped up on something.

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