portrait of Red Fish, David Francis Barry

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David Francis Barry, portrait of Red Fish
David Francis Barry, portrait of Red Fish
David Francis Barry
portrait of Red Fish
circa 1885
David Francis Barry
1854–1934
portrait of Red Fish, circa 1885
Where object was made: Bismarck, Dakota Territory (present-day North Dakota), United States
Material/technique: albumen print
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 16.4 x 10.7 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 15 x 10.3 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 5 7/8 x 4 1/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: Gift of H. Greissinger
Accession number: 2007.7463
Not on display
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Archive Label: Red Fish’s head-on pose gives this photograph a scientific cast, and suggests an unbridgeable, hierarchical chasm between photographer and his subject. The plain background removes Red Fish from the context of his daily life, his friends and peers. Combined with other, similar photographs, this portrait does not describe Red Fish, but serves to create the category “Indian.”