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Jesse Harrison Whitehurst — Untitled (Portrait of Standing Boy)

Jesse Harrison Whitehurst

Untitled (Portrait of Standing Boy)

1848

Early American daguerreotype portraiture achieves remarkable clarity and presence, demonstrating the medium's ability to capture individual character despite technical limitations.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Jesse Harrison Whitehurst, Untitled (Portrait of Standing Boy), 1848

Early American daguerreotype portraiture achieves remarkable clarity and presence, demonstrating the medium's ability to capture individual character despite technical limitations.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1848
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, American, Historical, Portrait, Boy, Figurative, Daguerreotype, Formal

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