Photograph
1937 (photographed)
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Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting two figures in robes beside a river in a wooded area. One of the figures is bending down and there are a number of possibly round stones on the floor at their feet.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carbon process. |
| Brief description | Photograph by Alexander Keighley, 'The Sheik', carbon print, 1937 |
| Physical description | Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting two figures in robes beside a river in a wooded area. One of the figures is bending down and there are a number of possibly round stones on the floor at their feet. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Royal Photographic Society/ Alexander Keighley Collection 1948/ Title: The Sheik/ Process: Carbon/ Date: 1937/ No. 117 AK' (Printed and completed in ink on verso.) |
| 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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| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.2854-2018 |
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| Record created | June 21, 2018 |
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