The market in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, proudly presents a photographer whose stock in trade includes elaborate backgrounds for those who wish them.

The market in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, proudly presents a photographer whose stock in trade includes elaborate backgrounds for those who wish them.

Photograph

Nickolas Muray

Maker
American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965

The market in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, proudly presents a photographer whose stock in trade includes elaborate backgrounds for those who wish them.

From The Great Tribes of Africa


1957
Gelatin silver print
Image: 26.5 x 34 cm
Mount: 28 x 35.5 cm
Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray
Inscriptions verso (typed label):

verso (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 2401 River Road / Pt. Pleasant New Jersey

verso, label (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 333 E. 49th St. - 6B / New York 17, N.Y.
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