Agnes Caroline Chamberlayne Johnstone

Agnes Caroline Chamberlayne Johnstone was a photographer whose active documented period centers around 1868. Although details regarding their full artistic career and dates of life remain scarce, Johnstone’s work provides a key example of mid-to-late 19th-century photographic practice.

The known body of work associated with the artist consists of fifteen photographs represented in major institutional holdings. These works are frequently grouped under the singular defining portfolio title, The Johnstone Album.

The institutional importance of Agnes Caroline Chamberlayne Johnstone is established by the preservation of their work in high-quality prints held by prominent collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Today, surviving Agnes Caroline Chamberlayne Johnstone prints offer scholars valuable material for studying the history of the medium.