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[Storyville Portrait]
1907 · Gelatin silver print from glass negative
Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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E. J. Bellocq
American, 1873
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- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
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Ernest Joseph Bellocq was an American professional photographer who worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century. Bellocq is remembered for his haunting photographs of the prostitutes of Storyville, New Orleans' legalized red-light district. These have inspired novels, poems and films.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 2mo ago
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