Life? A Delusion!
Photograph
ca. 1930s (Photographed)
ca. 1930s (Photographed)
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A black and white closely cropped photograph of the head of an elderly man with a long beard wearing spectacles and beads around his neck looking to the left of camera.
Object details
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| Title | Life? A Delusion! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Chloro bromide print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Rao Sahib V. Aiyar, 'Life? A Delusion!', chloro bromide print, ca. 1930s |
| Physical description | A black and white closely cropped photograph of the head of an elderly man with a long beard wearing spectacles and beads around his neck looking to the left of camera. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Title inscribed on image.
Artist stamp and titled on recto. |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund |
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| Accession number | RPS.3824-2018 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2018 |
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