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André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri

Portraits of two women, one with top hat, ca. 1860-1865

Description

Maker

André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri, 1819-1890, French

Title

Portraits of two women, one with top hat

Year

ca. 1860-1865

Medium

Albumen print, carte de visite, from glass negative

Materials/Techniques

Materials

albumen

Dimensions

Sheet: 20 x 23.3 cm (7 7/8 x 9 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

in negative recto center, "1X954"

Type

Credit

Gift of Judith Tannenbaum

Object Number

2000.79

Exhibition History

Early Exposures

March 13 - July 19, 2015

André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri patented the carte-de-visite method in 1854. This uncut example shows two women experimenting with pose and costume. Both women appear separately beside a column, but in three of the images the woman dressed as a man seems to engage in subtle flirtation with the other.

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