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Unknown maker — Untitled (Grave)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Grave)

1854

Cemetery photography emerged as a distinct genre in early photography, with this daguerreotype serving both as documentation and memorial.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Grave), 1854

Cemetery photography emerged as a distinct genre in early photography, with this daguerreotype serving both as documentation and memorial.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1854
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Unknown Maker, Monochrome, Burial, Documentary, Photograph, Somber, Grave, Melancholic, Daguerreotype

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