Brooklyn Museum: A Century of Portrait Photography

A Century of Portrait Photography

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Dates: September 12, 1951 through October 29, 1951
Organizing Department: Prints, Drawings and Photographs
Collections: Photography
Image: PHO_E1951i016.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 1951
- Description: Century of Portrait Photography in America. [09/13/1951 - 10/14/1951]. Installation view.
- Citation: Brooklyn Museum Archives. Records of the Department of Photography. (PHO_E_1951_Portrait)
- Source: b/w negative 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)

Prints, Drawings and Photographs

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