George Henry Smillie (1840-1921)
1890 · photogravure
plate: 263 x 149 mm
image: 215 x 124 mm
sheet: 347 x 275 mm
National Gallery of Art
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Napoleon Sarony
1821
Photography
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2
Institutional Exhibitions
7
Works in Collection
28
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2
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From the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1984–1985
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70 Photographers Look at New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1957–1958
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Napoléon Sarony was a Canadian-born American lithographer and photographer. He was a highly popular portrait photographer, best known for his portraits of the stars of late-19th-century American theater. His son, Otto Sarony, continued the family business as a theater and film star photographer.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 7d ago
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Art Institute of Chicago
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National Gallery of Art
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