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Henry Hamilton Bennett — Laokoon and his sons attacked by Serpents; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Laokoon and his sons attacked by Serpents; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1887

Photographed during the World's Columbian Exposition era, Bennett's stereograph documents both classical art education and Chicago's cultural aspirations in the transformative 1890s.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Henry Hamilton Bennett, Laokoon and his sons attacked by Serpents; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity", 1887

Photographed during the World's Columbian Exposition era, Bennett's stereograph documents both classical art education and Chicago's cultural aspirations in the transformative 1890s.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1887
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Photography, Albumen Print, Sepia Tone, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Artistic, Sculpture, Landscape, Architecture

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