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Jean Geiser — Jewish Woman in Algeria

Jean Geiser

Jewish Woman in Algeria

1875

Documentary photography captures the dress and dignity of North African subjects during the early decades of the medium, reflecting 19th-century European fascination with Orientalist themes.

Medium
albumen print from glass negative

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Jean Geiser, Jewish Woman in Algeria, 1875

Documentary photography captures the dress and dignity of North African subjects during the early decades of the medium, reflecting 19th-century European fascination with Orientalist themes.

Medium
albumen print from glass negative
Year
1875
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Photography, French, Albumen Print, Documentary, North Africa, Portrait, Sepia, Ethnographic, Woman, 1870s

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Cleveland Museum of Art