During this time, Gilpin's primary source of work was printing platinum portraits of local people who preferred the cost of photographs to having their portraits painted. In an attempt to focus on the natural spirit of her sitters, Gilpin preferred to use more relaxed poses and relied on soft natural light for these portraits. Laura spent 1920-1921 studying portrait sculpture in New York with Brenda Putnam in an attempt to improve her portrait photographs.
During this time, Gilpin's primary source of work was printing platinum portraits of local people who preferred the cost of photographs to having their portraits painted.
case
during
During
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
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DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
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punct
,
,
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,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Gilpin
Gilpin
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
primary
primary
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
source
source
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NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
printing
printing
VERB
VBG
compound
Number=Sing
platinum
platinum
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
portrait
portraits
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
local
local
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
prefer
preferred
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
cost
cost
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
photograph
photographs
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
have
having
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
portrait
portraits
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
paint
painted
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In an attempt to focus on the natural spirit of her sitters, Gilpin preferred to use more relaxed poses and relied on soft natural light for these portraits.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
attempt
attempt
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
focus
focus
VERB
VB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
natural
natural
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
spirit
spirit
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
sitter
sitters
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Gilpin
Gilpin
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
prefer
preferred
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
use
use
VERB
VB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
amod
Degree=Pos
relaxed
relaxed
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
pose
poses
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
rely
relied
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
soft
soft
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
natural
natural
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
light
light
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
portrait
portraits
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Laura spent 1920-1921 studying portrait sculpture in New York with Brenda Putnam in an attempt to improve her portrait photographs.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Laura
Laura
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
spend
spent
VERB
VBD
obj
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1920
1920
NUM
CD
case
-
-
SYM
SYM
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1921
1921
NUM
CD
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
study
studying
VERB
VBG
compound
Number=Sing
portrait
portrait
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
sculpture
sculpture
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Brenda
Brenda
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Putnam
Putnam
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
attempt
attempt
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
improve
improve
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
portrait
portrait
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
photograph
photographs
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.