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Thomas Andrew
Man Carrying Breadfruit, Fiji, Suvac. 1885

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a bare-chested young Black man carrying a wooden pole across his shoulder with large round fruits hanging from each end, wearing a grass fiber skirt

Thomas Andrew, John William (J.W.) Waters, Man Carrying Breadfruit, Fiji, Suva, c. 1885, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Thomas Andrew
New Zealand, 1855-1939
Artist or Maker
John William (J.W.) Waters
London, 1851 - 1934, active Fiji
Title
Man Carrying Breadfruit, Fiji, Suva
Culture
Fijian
Date Made
c. 1885
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
Frame: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 1/2 in. (39.37 × 31.75 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water
Accession Number
M.2015.33.131
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific
Selected Bibliography
  • Gifts on the Occasion of LACMA's 50th Anniversary. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2015.