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Unknown Artist — Magician

Unknown Artist

Magician

1850

One of photography's earliest character studies, this daguerreotype preserves both the mystery of street performance and the medium's power to capture fleeting moments of entertainment.

Medium
daguerreotype, sixth plate

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Unknown Artist, Magician, 1850

One of photography's earliest character studies, this daguerreotype preserves both the mystery of street performance and the medium's power to capture fleeting moments of entertainment.

Medium
daguerreotype, sixth plate
Year
1850
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Vintage, Monochrome, Mysterious, 1850s, Figure, American, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, Monochromatic, Magician, Male, Sixth Plate, Performative, Daguerreotype

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago