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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Portrait Of A Man
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Portrait Of A Man

Artist Silas A. Holmes (American, 1820-1886)
CultureAmerican
Date1852
MediumAmbrotype
DimensionsOverall, Support: 9 x 7 1/8 in. (22.9 x 18.1 cm)
Overall, Image: 7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (18.4 x 13 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Donor
Object number0.3122
On View
Not on view
DescriptionAmbrotype depicting a portrait of an older man. He wears a dark suit with a white shirt and bow tie.

Exhibition History"The Portrait in America," The Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Jan. 26 - April 8, 1990. "20/20: Fashion in Photography," The Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 23, 1999 - January 2, 2000. Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson. _The Portrait in America_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1990: p. 8.