Mary Ann Meade
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After Charles\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death in 1858, Mary Ann gained greater visibility in the gallery\u00e2\u0080\u0099s operations. At a time when few women worked behind the camera, she was listed as a photographer in Trow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s New York City Directory (1861\u00e2\u0080\u009362). In 1861, an article about the Meade Brothers gallery noted, \u00e2\u0080\u009cMr. [Henry] Meade and his sister attend personally to visitors.\u00e2\u0080\u009d By June 1863, Mary Ann had become the gallery\u00e2\u0080\u0099s director and was billed as \u00e2\u0080\u009cSuccessor to MEADE BROTHERS.\u00e2\u0080\u009d"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacida en Londres, Inglaterra"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "La daguerrotipista Mary Ann Meade comenz\u00c3\u00b3 su carrera en el exitoso negocio fotogr\u00c3\u00a1fico fundado hacia 1840 por sus hermanos, Charles y Henry Meade. A la muerte de Charles en 1858, Mary Ann tuvo mayor prominencia en las operaciones. 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