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"Minister wearing spectacles"

UNKNOWN MAKER

"Minister wearing spectacles" , 1850 (Circa)

Lot #81 | 2001-10-04 | Christie's, New York
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Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 9754
Auction name: Photographs
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2001-10-04
End date: 2001-10-04
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
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Genre: Photography
Department: Photography & Video
Dimensions: Leather case.
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Year notes: Circa 1850.
Exhibited
Exhibited<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Hidden Witness:African-Americans in Early Photography<br> <br> , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, 29 February - 18 June 1995.
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> Wilson,<br> <br> Hidden Witness:African-American Images from the Dawn of Photography to the Civil War<br> <br> , pp. 88-89; "Facing History: Images of African-Americans Illuminate a Proud Past,<br> <br> Smithsonian Magazine<br> <br> , Noevmeber 1999, p. 138.
Catalog summary
UNKNOWN MAKER "Minister wearing spectacles" Sixth-plate daguerreotype, gilt highlighting. Circa 1850. Leather case.
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