Negatives, circa 1960-2002

The negatives mostly depict Parsons’ travels with friends and students. Her negatives are primarily from her trips to Europe during the 1970s and 80s; they focus upon monuments such as cathedrals, archways, and relief sculptures, as well as featuring her companions. There are many images of children playing with both the environment and animals that they encounter while abroad. There are also images that would later be used for print productions, such as the Portland Museum Art School’s brochure. There are very few notes on the original casing for the negatives, however the few notes that were found have been preserved separately. These notes are minor, and are generally asking for specific adjustments to images, enlargements or different amounts of contrast.