Lepcha Woman (number 1908)
Samuel Bourne (British, 1834–1912)
c. 1863–70
Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Dimensions
image: 27.5 × 23.2 cm · paper: 27.5 × 23.2 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Photography Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
2019.55
Tags
male
About this artwork
One of the most versatile and widely traveled early photographers of India was Samuel Bourne, recognized in his time and now for superb technical skills and artistic talent. While his predominant subject matters were landscape and architectural views, Bourne sometimes photographed the types of people he encountered on his travels throughout India.