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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artist unknown — Untitled (Portrait of Woman with Hat)
Artist unknown

Untitled (Portrait of Woman with Hat)

1850

Fashionable headwear and albumen printing's rich detail demonstrate photography's evolution from mere documentation to a medium capable of recording social status and personal style.

Medium
Albumen print

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