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Merieux, Xavier

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Photographic trade card

ca. 1865
albumen print
8.8 x 5.7 cm.
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company: ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
GEH NEGS: 26036 10164
80:0474:0001

OLD GEH NUMBER: 175-61

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Sobieszek, Robert. "Coposite Imagery and the Origins of Photomontage - Part I Naturalistic Strain.", --Artforum--, Vol. XVII, No. 1, 1978 September. p. 58-65.//
Sobieszek, Robert A. --Masterpieces of Photography from the George Eastman House Collections.-- New York: Abbeville Press, 1985. p. 163.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Composite Imagery 1850-1935 - The Early History of Photomontage", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, October 27, 1978 - February 18, 1979.//
"Images of Excellence", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, January 1 - April 26, 1987. (Traveled).//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(printed below image) "Xavier Merieux, Phot." verso-(printed) "Grande Photographie.", "Xavier Merieux", "22, Chaussee Menilmontant.", "Paris", "Les Cliches sont conserves", "No" (rubberstamp) "61", "10164" (in pencil) "un photographe sous Napoleon III"

NOTES: Cataloged-L Schaaf, Fall 1982, updated 4/85, KC.

SUBJECTS:
portrait, child
still life

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