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Unknown maker — Untitled (Church)

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Untitled (Church)

1855

Architectural photography emerges in this early daguerreotype of a church, demonstrating the medium's documentary potential beyond portraiture.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Church), 1855

Architectural photography emerges in this early daguerreotype of a church, demonstrating the medium's documentary potential beyond portraiture.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Documentary, Historic, American, Architecture, Black and White, Daguerreotype

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