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  • Photograph depicting a chipped bust of a male figure with afrocentric facial features, against a dark background. The face looks contemplative featuring furrowed eyebrows. The body is smooth yet detailed.
  • Back of a vintage photograph . The surface is yellowed, with two, blue, Paris studio stamps, and handwriting reading: “Elizabeth Prophet, 147 Rue Broca, Paris 13th”

Bernès Marouteau & Cie

Bust
Recent Acquisition

Maker

Bernès Marouteau &amp

Title

Bust
Prophet 8

Year

n.d. (photo)

Medium

  • Gelatin silver print (photo)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Gelatin silver print (photo)

Dimensions

14.6 x 10.8 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in graphite, UL: “No. 1”. Inscribed in black ink (faded) at center: “Elizabeth Prophet / 147 rue Broca / Paris 13e”. Stamped in purple ink in lower half of sheet: “LA MENTION / Cl. BERNES, MAROUTEAU & Cie / EST OBLIGATOIRE” / “BERNES, MAROUTEAU & Cie / PHOTOGRAPHES / 36, AVENUE DE CHATILLON, PARIS”.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Wayne Howe

Object Number

2023.29.8

Type

  • Photographs

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Bernès Marouteau & Cie (French, ca. 1920s–ca. 1940s), photographic studio
Bust; Prophet 8, n.d. (photo)
Gelatin silver print (photo)
14.6 x 10.8 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches)
Gift of Wayne Howe 2023.29.8

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