Jambhekar's Studio, Surat
[Portrait]

[Portrait]
[Portrait]
[Portrait]
CultureIndian
Titles
  • [Portrait]
Datec. 1925
PlaceSurat, India
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 13/16 × 4 in. (14.7 × 10.2 cm)
Sheet: 5 13/16 × 4 in. (14.7 × 10.2 cm)
Mount: 9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker
Object number2004.98
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Photography revolutionized
portraiture, greatly expanding the number of people who could share their
likeness with others and with posterity. Conventions of studio portraiture from



Western Europe—the
sitter’s direct gaze, use of props and furniture, and extravagantly painted



backgrounds—made their way
across India, where they were reinterpreted by local photographers, including Jambhekar’s
Studio in the port city of Surat.




ProvenanceAnne Wilkes Tucker, Houston; given to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"India Through the Camera's Eye," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 7–August 12, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Sticker, lower right recto mount: "Jambhekar's / Studio / SURAT"

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