Bust shot portrait of 2 men wearing white shirts. Plain background. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1960]. Format of original material: Black and white print
Portrait of a man seated on an upholstered chair. He is wearing a white shirt, veshti, a watch and sandles. Painted neo-classical backdrop of a marbled interior, draperies and a view on greeneries. The negative has been touch up and overpainted in gray scales. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vas...
Portrait of a man seated on an upholstered chair. He is dressed in the fashion of a raja, with a turban, Indian suit, tight pants and embroided slippers. Painted neo-classical backdrop of a marbled interior, draperies and a view on greeneries. The negative has been touch up and overpainted in gra...
Studio half-length portrait of two girls holding each other tightly
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Studio half-length portrait of two girls holding each other tightly. Both of them wear the same shirt and skirt, and both of them have the same haircut: two plaits tied with a ruban, and the same adorment: a watch and a necklace. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original mat...
Copy of a studio bust-shot photograph of M.G.Ramachandran
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Copy of a studio bust-shot photograph of M.G.Ramachandran. He wears a white shirt. Date of original material: [1962]. Size of original print/negative: 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches (2B). Format of original material: Film black and white negative
Studio full-size portrait of ""Sethu chettiyar"" sitting in an armchair
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Copy of an overpainted print and cardboard mount. Studio full-size portrait of "Sethu chettiyar" sitting in an armchair. He wears a white shirt and pants and has shoes on. The man has a thin moustache and looks at the camera. Backdrop: neoclassical interior with columns and curtains with a view o...
Studio portrait of a family (woman, man, 3 children)
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Studio portrait of a family (woman, man, 3 children). Parents are seated, wife to the husband's right and the children on either side and the middle. Parents both wear Indian dress. Painted background of an interior and steps. Real drapes, and to the left a large painting of a seated woman in a s...
Studio portrait of a teenager seated on an upholstered chair
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Studio portrait of a teenager seated on an upholstered chair. He is wearing a western shirt, a dhoti, and earings; Painted backdrop of a neo-classical interior. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1952]. Size of...
Studio portrait of 9 people, possibly 3 generations of a family
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Studio portrait of 9 people, possibly 3 generations of a family. From left to right: a seated young woman wearing a sari and blouse, forehead pottu who is carrying a female baby; a young boy wearing western clothes; a seated man wearing shirt dotti, angavastram; a young girl in half-sari, a seate...
Studio bust-shot portrait of a man dressed in white
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Studio bust-shot portrait of a man dressed in white. He has a white tundu on his real-left shoulder. No specific background. Location: Tamil Nadu, Karaikudi, Vasen Studio. Date of original material: [1952-65]. Size of original print/negative: 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches (2B). Format of original material: Fi...