2 exposures in a single frame. One is a bust shot portrait of a woman resting her arms on a desk with a magazine. Plain background. The other shot is a full length portrait of the same woman standing holding an album and a teenage girl in a half sari with her left hand on her hip. Painted backdro...
2 exposures in a single frame. One shot is a young baby sitting on a table smiling at the camera. The other is a "double shot" bust shot portrait of a young girl: the sharp shot she is facing the camera, the hazed shot she is looking to her right. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Da...
Full length studio portrait of 3 women standing shoulder to shoulder
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Full length studio portrait of 3 women standing shoulder to shoulder. All wear a dark sari, light blouse, jasmine in their hair and plain jewellery. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1960]. Size of original print/negative: 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches (2B). Format of ...
Studio bust shot portrait of couple both facing to ther left
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Studio bust shot portrait of couple both facing to ther left. The woman is to the man's left. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1954]. Size of original print/negative: 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches (2B). Format of original material: Glass plate black and white negative
Studio portrait of 4 children, 2 boys sitting and two girls standing
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Studio portrait of 4 children, 2 boys sitting and two girls standing. The boys are in western clothes and the girls in Indian clothes. Painted backdrop of interior with pillars and drapes. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1960]. Size of original print/neg...
Bust shot portrait of a man sitting at a desk holding a pen
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Bust shot portrait of a man sitting at a desk holding a pen. A large metal fan in on the desk facing towards him. The glass plate is badly damaged. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1960]. Size of original print/negative: 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches (2B). Format of o...
Studio bust shot portrait of a young woman with her arms crossed over a table
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Studio bust shot portrait of a young woman with her arms crossed over a table. She wears a sari, blouse, bangles and a pottu. Elaborate backdrop of an interior with a window looking onto vegetation. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1959]. Size of original...
Bust shot portrait of a couple, the woman is on the man's right
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Bust shot portrait of a couple, the woman is on the man's right. He wears a white shirt, she wears a light sari and dark blouse. There is a dark haze framing them from below. Painted backdrop of vegetation. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1952]. Size of ...
Bust shot portrait of a young lady with her arms resting on a table with several magazines opened
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Bust shot portrait of a young lady with her arms resting on a table with several magazines opened. She wears a light sari, dark blouse and plain jewellery. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1960]. Size of original print/negative: 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches (2B). For...
