Anonymous American Photographer

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Description

Anonymous American Photographer
the multi-instrumentalist

sixth-plate daguerreotype, modern seal, in a half case, circa 1850

Provenance

Christie's Los Angeles, 11 December 1998, Sale 9076, The Jim Alterman Collection of Daguerreotypes, Lot 655

Catalogue Note

The subject is shown with a variety of musical instruments: a viola, a flute, and a clarinet. The pen that he holds in his hand suggests that, in addition to being a player, he is also a composer.