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Jesse Harrison Whitehurst — Untitled (Portrait of Two Men)

Jesse Harrison Whitehurst

Untitled (Portrait of Two Men)

1855

Double portraiture in the daguerreotype medium required careful positioning and extended exposure, resulting in a formal composition that speaks to friendship and social bonds.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Jesse Harrison Whitehurst, Untitled (Portrait of Two Men), 1855

Double portraiture in the daguerreotype medium required careful positioning and extended exposure, resulting in a formal composition that speaks to friendship and social bonds.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, Men, Historic, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Two Figures, Portrait, Daguerreotype, Formal

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