Tokugawa Iemasa (1884–1963)
Dublin Core
Title
Tokugawa Iemasa (1884–1963)
Subject
Description
Silver gelatine print.
Photo: 33.3 x 23.4 cm
Photo and board: 48.4 x 35.4 cm
In the late 1930s Harris & Ewing was the largest photographic studio in the United States, with five physical locations and approximately 120 employees. A very important position in large studios was the printer, and Harris & Ewing employed experts in this field—a role that combined high-level technical skills with an ability to interpret the ‘house’ aesthetic.
This portrait of Tokugawa Iemasa, Japanese diplomat and onetime lover of Ella Grainger, is a fine print with rich, velvety dark tones, carefully modulated skin tones and even chemically bleached highlights.
Photo: 33.3 x 23.4 cm
Photo and board: 48.4 x 35.4 cm
In the late 1930s Harris & Ewing was the largest photographic studio in the United States, with five physical locations and approximately 120 employees. A very important position in large studios was the printer, and Harris & Ewing employed experts in this field—a role that combined high-level technical skills with an ability to interpret the ‘house’ aesthetic.
This portrait of Tokugawa Iemasa, Japanese diplomat and onetime lover of Ella Grainger, is a fine print with rich, velvety dark tones, carefully modulated skin tones and even chemically bleached highlights.
Creator
Date
Unknown
Type
Identifier
17.0077