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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of a Man Reading a Newspaper and Wearing a Top Hat)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Portrait of a Man Reading a Newspaper and Wearing a Top Hat)

1855

Formal portraiture meets documentary evidence in this daguerreotype, where the newspaper becomes both prop and historical artifact, reflecting the growing importance of print media in American daily life.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of a Man Reading a Newspaper and Wearing a Top Hat), 1855

Formal portraiture meets documentary evidence in this daguerreotype, where the newspaper becomes both prop and historical artifact, reflecting the growing importance of print media in American daily life.

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

Related themes

Vintage, Monochrome, Photography, Documentary, 19th Century, Man, Portrait, Figurative, Daguerreotype, Formal

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