Jewish Woman in Algeria
Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description
It is possible that this photograph was intended as an ethnographic study, but it conveys the sitter’s individuality, beauty, and dignity in a way that we associate with portraits. Muslim Arabs and Berbers, who comprised the majority of people living in Algeria, would most likely not have let their women be photographed without a veil covering the face.
| Creator Name | Jean Geiser (Swiss, 1848–1923, active in Algeria), artist |
| Title | Jewish Woman in Algeria |
| Cultural Context | Switzerland |
| Creator | Jean Geiser (Swiss, 1848–1923, active in Algeria), artist |
| Worktype | Photograph |
| Date | c. 1875 |
| Cultural Context | Switzerland |
| Source | Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Material | albumen print from glass negative |
| Curationist Record | https://www.curationist.org/works/work-cmoa-2024.7 |
| Dimensions | Image: 20.3 x 15.7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 in.); Mounted: 44.7 x 30.6 cm (17 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.) |
| Technique | -- |
| Language | -- |
| Date | c. 1875 |
| Provenance | Jo Hershey Selden Fund |
| Style Period | -- |
| Rights | CC0 |
| Inscription | -- |
| Location | -- |
| Source | Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Subjects | -- |
| Topic | -- |
| Related Content | -- |