Bust shot portrait of a man facing sideways. He is wearing a military or police kaki shirt and cap. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1976]. Format of original material: Black and white print
Studio portrait of three men sitting around a table
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Studio portrait of three men sitting around a table. Two of them wear a white shirt, a white dhoti and glasses. They are posing with a book, and a pen. The man on their left wears pants and a white shirt. He has a watch on his left wrist. Two portraits have been kept on the table. Location: Tamil...
A vignetted portrait of an elderly woman sitting. She wears no blouse, a necklaces and chain. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1960]. Size of original print/negative: 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ inches (Quarter). Format of original material: Glass plate black and white neg...
Vignetted portrait of the bust of a woman. Beyond the remaining glue from the vignette, the rest of the portrait is visible, namely 2 young boys and the legs of a man to her right. The woman wears a sari and blouse, elongated earlobes with heavy earrings, necklace. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi...
Studio portrait of 2 men sitting on chairs. Both wearing western dress. Painted backdrop: stairs and pillar. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1952]. Size of original print/negative: 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ inches (Quarter). Format of original material: Glass plate blac...
Studio portrait of 3 women sitting on folding chairs
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Studio portrait of 3 women sitting on folding chairs. All three wear a dark sari and light blouse. Neo-classical painted background of and interior, pillars and a window looking onto vegetation and clouds. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1952-53]. Size o...
Studio portrait, without posing, of a man and child
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Studio portrait, without posing, of a man and child. The man wears a simple white t-shirt, and hold the baby in his arms. None of them looks at the camera. No backdrop. Date of original material: [1961]. Size of original print/negative: 2 ½ x 2 ½ inches (120). Format of original material: Film bl...
Vignetted portrait of a man sitting on an armchair
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Vignetted portrait of a man sitting on an armchair. He wears a dhoti, a suit, and a towel. Date of original material: [1958-59]. Size of original print/negative: 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches (2B). Format of original material: Glass plate black and white negative vignetted
Studio portrait of three women sitting around a table
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Studio portrait of three women sitting around a table. They all look seriously at the camera. The three of them wear a sari with a blouse. They also all have glasses, the one on the left and the one on the right, sunglasses. In their hands, they hold newspapers and pens. Two of them hold their ch...
Damaged studio portrait of three men sitting on chairs
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Damaged studio portrait of three men sitting on chairs. They wear dhotis, white shirts, and are barefoot. They all look at the camera and have they hands together on their knees. The men on the extremities wear a book and a magazine. Backdrop: neoclassical interiori with columns and large stairs....