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Scowen & Co. — Sinhalese Man

Scowen & Co.

Sinhalese Man

1880

Studio portraiture combines commercial photography with ethnographic documentation, illustrating how colonial photographers commodified cultural identity for Western consumption.

Medium
albumen print

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Scowen & Co., Sinhalese Man, 1880

Studio portraiture combines commercial photography with ethnographic documentation, illustrating how colonial photographers commodified cultural identity for Western consumption.

Medium
albumen print
Year
1880
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Albumen Print, Sepia Tone, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Sri Lankan, Man, Portrait, British, Ethnographic

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