Otis Skinner (in "Kismet")

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Otis Skinner (in "Kismet")

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Arnold Genthe

American Photographer · 1869–1942

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> I was determined to show people a new kind of photography: there would be no stilted poses; as a matter of fact, no poses at all. I would try to take my sitters unawares, at a moment when they would not realize that the camera was ready. I would show them prints in which a uniform sharpness would be avoided and emphasis laid on portraying a person's character instead of making a commonplace reco

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Date
1912
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
46038169-d7a4-4730-9943-56271f5de865

Full length portrait of Otis Skinner with a pointed goatee, raised eyebrow, and a white turban, looking over his right shoulder at the viewer, and wearing loose, shapeless garments.

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