Workman in Red Flannel Shirt and Suspenders
Unknown Artist
c. 1855–60
Medium
daguerreotype with hand-applied color
Dimensions
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Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Nina Rosenblum and Lisa Rosenblum
Accession Number
2024.15
About this artwork
The occupation of the man in this photograph is unknown, but he was a laborer who probably worked outside. Daguerreotypes of people in their work clothes are rare outside of “occupational” images, in which workers are shown with the tools of their trade. Such images are crucial to representing the diversity of classes in 19th-century America.