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Coomarasumay, Dr. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 14. Creator: Arnold Genthe
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Coomarasumay, Dr. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 14. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Coomarasumay, Dr. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 14
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This black and white portrait photograph, titled "Coomaraswamy, Dr.", was taken by renowned American photographer Arnold Genthe on March 14, 1916. The subject of the photograph is Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (1877-1947), a prominent Sri Lankan philosopher, art historian, and writer. Coomaraswamy is dressed in formal attire, wearing a button-up shirt, tie, and a jacket, which was common for academic and professional portraits during the early 20th century. The photograph captures Coomaraswamy's profile, with a serious and thoughtful expression on his face, reflecting his deep intellectual engagement with Asian art and philosophy. Coomaraswamy was born in Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and received his doctorate from the University of London in 1907. He later became a leading figure in the Indian art renaissance in America and was a key figure in the establishment of the Indian Section of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Coomaraswamy's work focused on the relationship between art, religion, and culture in Asia, and he was a prolific writer and speaker, delivering lectures and publishing numerous articles and books. This photograph is part of the Arnold Genthe Collection at the Library of Congress, which includes over 15,000 glass negatives and prints documenting life in San Francisco and other parts of the United States during the early 20th century. The collection provides a valuable record of American history and culture during this period, and this portrait of Coomaraswamy is a testament to the intellectual and cultural exchange between Asia and the West during the 1910s.
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