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Description: | A photographic study of a man entitled 'Ethiopian Head Crowned', taken by Fred Holland Day (1864-1933) in about 1897. The model has been provisionally identified as J Alexandre Skeete, a professional model and aspiring artist who was regularly photographed by Day. Day was a prominent American photographer. A millionaire book publisher and aesthete, he was a friend of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898). In 1900 Day organised a photographic exhibition 'The New School of American Photography' which was shown in London and created a sensation. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | photograph platinum print | Temporal: | 1897 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Day, Fred Holland (1864-1933) | Identifier: | 2003-5001/2/20455 | Go to resource |
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