Portrait of a man turned slightly. There's a shiny collar on his jacket, pattern on his tie. 1/6 plate daguerreotype in oval mat in a nice full case with floral design, intact spine. Elaborate impressed design on velvet pad for T. Faris/ Melodeon Gallery. In addition to his Cincinnati gallery Faris for a time operated the Root Gallery in NYC. [4-]
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Photographs as Art and History
11:00 AM PT - Apr 19th, 2007
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Be-Hold
78 Rockland Ave.
Yonkers, NY 10705
Yonkers, NY 10705
