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Daguerreian Society Symposium

Artist Mike Robinson (Canadian, born 1961)
Date2019
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (whole): 6 1/4 × 7 3/4 inches (15.88 × 19.69 cm)
Mat: 6 1/4 × 7 3/4 inches (15.88 × 19.69 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alex Novak
Object number2019.52
SignedArtist's initials on mat, bottom, in black type: "MR"; Artist's label on verso, white label with black type and black pen: "DAGUERREOTYPE BY / MIKE ROBINSON / Century Darkroom, Toronto / centurydarkroom.com / [signature] / 10.4.2019"
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Markingsnone
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DescriptionLarge group of people gathered on staircase and posed with a sign that reads "The Daguerreian Society". This whole plate daguerreotype is matted.Provenance
Alex Novak, Chalfont, PA;
Given by Alex Novak to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.
Copyright© Mike Robinson
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