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Rufus Anson — Untitled (Portrait of a Boy and Girl)

Rufus Anson

Untitled (Portrait of a Boy and Girl)

1855

Childhood preserved with daguerreian clarity, this dual portrait demonstrates the medium's role in documenting family relationships while revealing period costume and social customs.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Rufus Anson, Untitled (Portrait of a Boy and Girl), 1855

Childhood preserved with daguerreian clarity, this dual portrait demonstrates the medium's role in documenting family relationships while revealing period costume and social customs.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, American, Photograph, Portrait, Children, Daguerreotype

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art