Self-portrait with son(?)

Photographer Alex Agbaglo Acolatse Togolese

1975

Not on view

Untrimmed black and white photograph Black and white photograph (printed by Jerry L. Thompson in 1975, NY.) The subjects is in this image are two suited men, differentiated by the color of their vests. The mustached subject places his left elbow on the back of a chair for support, while his companion stands beside him with his right elbow resting on the chair. The bottom edge of the painted backdrop is visible, confirming that this image comes from an indoor studio. The backdrop features a drawn-back curtain and a classical pedestal supporting a vase of flowers.

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Title: Self-portrait with son(?)
Photographer: Alex Agbaglo Acolatse (Kedzi, Togo 1880–1975 Lomé, Togo)
Date: 1975
Geography: Togo, Lomé
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: H. 7 × W. 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Mullin Vogel, 2015
Object Number: 2015.499.24.2
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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