Wedding Portrait

Dateca. 1947

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions7 7/16 × 9 3/8 in. (18.9 × 23.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Cecilia Navarrete

Object numberPA2026.021.004

DescriptionA formal wedding party pose for a portrait in a photography studio. The bride and groom are seated in the front row. The train of the bride's lace veil is stretched on the floor in front of the large group. There are 21 adults and children in three rows, all are unidentified. The nine men are all wearing dark suits and bow ties. The nine women are wearing floor-length dresses and hats. All the women are holding floral bouquets. There are two young girls standing in the front row, left. They are wearing knee-length dresses with ruffled skirts and sleeves. A basket of flowers is between them. A young boy in a suit with a jacket and short pants is standing on the right of the group. Everyone is facing the camera. They are posed on a rug and in front of a natural landscape background. Other parts of teh studio are in view on the sides of the large group.

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