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Joseph T. Keiley — Shylock-A Sketch, No. 9 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series II” (1901)

Joseph T. Keiley

Shylock-A Sketch, No. 9 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series II” (1901)

1899

Drawing inspiration from Shakespeare's merchant of Venice, Keiley transforms a literary character into a compelling photographic study that exemplifies the pictorialist movement's dramatic sensibilities.

Medium
Photogravure

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Joseph T. Keiley, Shylock-A Sketch, No. 9 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series II” (1901), 1899

Drawing inspiration from Shakespeare's merchant of Venice, Keiley transforms a literary character into a compelling photographic study that exemplifies the pictorialist movement's dramatic sensibilities.

Medium
Photogravure
Year
1899
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Character Study, Monochrome, Dramatic, American, Literary, Pictorial Photography, Early Modern, Portrait, Photogravure, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago