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Oscar G. RejlanderWW-1864-148111
1864·Albumen print·Image/paper: 17.3 × 12.7 cm (6 13/16 × 5 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 26.2 cm (14 × 10 3/8 in.)
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Catalogue
- Year
- 1864
- Medium
- Albumen print
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 17.3 × 12.7 cm (6 13/16 × 5 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 26.2 cm (14 × 10 3/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Oscar G. Rejlander
Artist

Oscar G. Rejlander
Photography
Oscar G. Rejlander was a British photographer and painter who pioneered composite photography in the 1850s, constructing elaborate narratives by combining multiple negatives into a single print. His large-scale allegorical works, often depicting moral or historical subjects, established photography as a medium capable of fine art ambition rather than mere documentation. Working in both studio portraiture and experimental darkroom technique, Rejlander created some of the earliest photographic manipulations, challenging contemporary assumptions about photography's indexical truth.
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- Oscar G. Rejlander
- Year
- 1864
- Medium
- Albumen print
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 17.3 × 12.7 cm (6 13/16 × 5 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 26.2 cm (14 × 10 3/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1864-148111
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- Status
- verified
