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Actors [B 46371] • Photograph

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Summary

Daguerreotype of a group of actors associated with the Adelaide stage. According to Jane Messenger in 'A century in focus: South Australian photography, 1840s-1940s', this daguerreotype differs from others of the period due to its informal nature and the way it flaunts contemporary social and pictorial conventions. Portraits of multiple figures were unusual at the time and usually reserved for family groups. This was due to technical complications related to focal distance, plate sizes and exposure times. Messenger suggests that this image is largely experimental in its composition, and is designed to reveal the photographer's sophisticated image creation skills. (p.30)

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Physical description

1 photograph : daguerreotype, black and white ; 13.5 x 18.5 cm, in case 18 x 23 x 2.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1850

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Actors -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Costume -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Daguerreotype -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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General notes

Treasures Room;

exhibited in Treasures Wall January - 3/5/2005.

Digitisation information

Date

02/05/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

23,563 x 18,801 pixels (443.0 MP)

Size

3.71 GB

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