Campbell Studios was founded in the 1800s by photography pioneer and inventor Alfred S. Campbell in Elizabethtown, NJ, but it was essentially a whole different entity by the time of its stint on 5th Avenue in New York City. Under the management of Rudolf Eickemeyer in the early 1900s, the studio moved towards theatrical portraiture and photography which continued under Arthur Rice’s direction through the late 1920s. Many of the Mary Pickford’s Campbell Studio portraits are somewhat well-recognized, though the name doesn’t seem to be as easily recognized as some of the other studios like Hartsook.
Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. c. 1920.
Mary Pickford portrait by Campbell Studios c. 1917. Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection.
Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. c. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford in Campbell Studios Photo. Stamped signature. Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. c. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. c. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford poses in a creased Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford in Campbell Studios portrait (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) c. 1917 (print c. 1919.) Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford in Campbell Studios portrait 2 (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) c. 1917 (print c. 1919.) Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford Campbell Studios portrait (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) c. 1917 (print c. 1919.) Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford in photo by Campbell Studios but printed and marked as Apeda Studios on thin glossy stock. This photo shows a somewhat shady practice (whether intentionally seedy or not, I don't know) by Apeda where, besides shooting their own photos, the studio would also obtain copies of non-copyrighted photos and print their own, but not before removing the original studio's trademark and adding their own. In fact, White Studio even sued them... and lost! With that said, portions of Campbell Studio remain visible at the lower right. "Mary Pickford appearing exclusively in Artcraft Pictures." "Mary Pickford in Artcraft Pictures" on back. c. 1917. There is also a glass magic lantern slide in the collection with the same shot. Part of NZ Photo Album.
Mary Pickford Campbell Studios portrait (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) c. 1917 (print c. 1919.) Part of NZ Photo Album.
