Photograph of an Arab boy looking towards the viewer, North Africa.

Date:
[between 1920 and 1929?]
Reference:
2045968i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Photograph of an Arab boy looking towards the viewer, North Africa. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced July 2023: A "young Arab" boy wearing plain garments. Process print, 192-.

Description

Photograph of a boy, printed in dark brown, seated holding his right hand to his ear, and wearing a patterened turban and loose striped robe exposing his left side.

Publication/Creation

[Cairo Or. Tunis?] : Editeurs L. & L. [Lehnert & Landrock], [between 1920 and 1929?]

Physical description

1 print : process print ; 14 x 8.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

126 Jeune arabe.

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "One of a large series of photographs published in several different formats, both printed and photographic, over a long period of time by the company of Landrock and Lehnert, Tunisia, founded by German/Swiss nationals Rudolf Lehnert (1878-1948) and Ernst Landrock (1878-1974). Many of the photographs portray young subjects, both male and female in a variety of suggestive, though never revealing poses."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045968i

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  • Unlabelled photograph album

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