
Anonymous
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A small tintype photograph captures an unidentified subject with the intimate, unpolished quality characteristic of anonymous vernacular portraiture. The reverse of the mount bears pencil annotations, offering fragmentary clues to the image's origin or identity that remain tantalizingly incomplete. This modest yet evocative object bridges the personal and the historical, preserving a fleeting moment through the enduring chemistry of the tintype process.
- Medium
- One tintype annotated in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago - Online Only
December 22, 2014
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