Portrait of a Man

Photograph

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Portrait of a Man

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.166

Description

A black and white photograph of a portrait of an unidentified man. The man is wearing a dark colored jacket, with a dark colored vest and white shirt underneath, as well as a dark colored bowtie. The man has short hair and no facial hair. The photograph is surrounded by a dark gray border, with vendor inscriptions below the image.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ben Bingham

Role

Photographer

Studio

Brown Bingham

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1920

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On the front, underneath photograph

Transcription

Brown Bingham 281 Main St., Memphis,

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of card, along the top

Transcription

For Aunt Madgie -

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

5-1/4 in

Length

7-1/8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good