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"8. A miner at the gold and silver mine in Peru." Photograph

Sean Hawkey, United Kingdom

Photography, Black & White on Aluminum

79.9 W x 100 H in

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Sean Hawkey is a documentary photographer and videographer. He made a number of portraits in the Sotrami mine in Santa Filomena, Peru, including this unique piece. Mr. Hawkey used a large-format camera and wet plate collodion technique from 1851 to produce tintype images using silver from the mine....

Year Created:

2014

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Mediums:

Photography, Black & White on Aluminum

Rarity:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

79.9 W x 100 H x 0.8 D in

Ready to Hang:

No

Frame:

Not Framed

Authenticity:

Certificate is Included

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Ships in a Box

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Shipping is included in price.

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United Kingdom.

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Sean Hawkey is a documentary photographer who uses modern and historical processes like wetplate collodion. Born in Britain he has worked in 80 countries and his work has been published in 2500+ publications. His work on miners and of singers and dancers at the Royal Opera House in London are some of his most published works and the one-of-one original plates are offered here.

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