Creator Bio
Alberto Henschel
1827–1882
Born in Berlin, Alberto Henschel was the son of Moritz Henschel, of the Gebrüder Henschel (Henschel Brothers), known for their popular prints and caricatures. In 1866, he emigrated to Brazil, where he opened photographic studios in Recife, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. His studios produced thousands of cartes de visite portraying all classes of Brazilian society: nobility, merchants, white middle class, black free, and enslaved people. In 1874, Emperor Dom Pedro II appointed Henschel as a photographer of the Imperial House.
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Negersklavin Bahia (Black Slave Bahia)
This carte-de-visite photograph was made at a time when photographs the size of visiting cards were popular. Some were mass produced, for sale to the public. People collected and traded photographs of…
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Painters, Sculptors, and Photographers, 1750–1880
All over the world, Jewish art reflected the hybrid nature of Jewishness, including the material circumstances and cultural milieu of the larger environment. Individual artisans and artists selected and created according to their personal and Jewish experiences.