Rulo c. 1900

"Rulo" is a cyanotype photograph created around 1900 by Agnes Winterbottom Cooney, a prominent American photographer born in 1878 and who died in 1940. This intimate snapshot captures four figures, likely friends or family members, posed outdoors beneath a bare-branched tree. Cooney's use of the cyanotype process, known for its unique blue tones, gives the image a timeless and ethereal quality. The photograph, now housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, provides a glimpse into the personal lives of the early 20th century.