S. B. Syed
[Portrait]

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Artist S. B. SyedIndian

CultureIndian

Titles

[Portrait]

Date1920s

PlaceDabhoi, India

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 7 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 10.8 cm)
Mount: 10 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (26.6 × 17.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker

Object number2004.96

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Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionPhotography 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 S. B. Syed, a state photographer in the city of Dabhoi.
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

Inscribed in green ink, recto, bottom right over image: Je ai duchau [?] // 1929. // ?
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: No. 1

Stamped on mat lower right corner: "S.B.Syed / ¦Photographer¦ / DABHOI"

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