Sunday 29 August 2021

Smithsonian Acquires Rare Antique Portraits From First Black Photographers

Untitled (young boy), undated, sixth-plate daguerreotype. Smithsonian American Art Museum, the L. J. West Collection of Early African American Photography, Museum purchase made possible through the Franz H. and Luisita L. Denghausen Endowment.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has bought a collection of early photographs, including very rare daguerreotypes from three early Black photographers dating to the mid 19th century.

(Image credit: J. P. Ball/Smithsonian American Art Museum)



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