Portrait of a Woman

Photographer Alex Agbaglo Acolatse Togolese

1975

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Untrimmed black and white photograph. Black and white photograph (printed by Jerry L. Thompson in 1975, NY.) The subject is a woman in white dress who holds a small purse in her left hand and rests her right arm on the back of a bench. Her 1920s western ensemble is quite fashionable with particular attention drawn to the different layers of her lacy dress, the band in her hair, and her polished shows. Shot in an indoor studio, the lightly painted background does not compete with the vibrant pattern of the manufactured rug. The wooden back is quite rustic in style with weathered pieces of lumber and gaps in the support structure.

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Title: Portrait of a Woman
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: Paper-Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Mullin Vogel, 2015
Object Number: 2015.499.29.2
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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