Kurumba Man
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/paper: 21.8 × 18.5 cm (8 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.)
Classification
albumen silver print
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
145420
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Breeks, James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson Breeks was born on 5 March 1830 at Warcop, near Brough in Westmorland, England. He entered the Madras civil service in 1849 and rose through various roles in the revenue and financial departments of British India. From 1861 to 1864 he served as private secretary to Sir William Denison, Governor of Madras, even accompanying him to Calcutta during Denison’s brief tenure as acting Gov...