African Series

Photograph

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

African Series

Entry/Object ID

1982.21.0039

Description

The top image is a portrait of an man in African clothing. The man sits on a stool with carpet on the ground and background, but too small to cover the whole image. The background is of a cracked wall, and the ground has another carpet. The bottom image is a color image of the behind the scenes of the top image. A white man is taking a portrait of the African man in the top image. There are people in the background watching the portrait happen.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Silver Print

Subject Place

Continent

Africa

Collection

Stephan Sprague

Acquisition

Accession

1982.21

Source or Donor

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hutchinson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hutchinson

Made/Created

Artist

Stephen Sprague

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

8-1/2 in