Portrait Photograph of Maylan Bekenov

Description

The vertical-format individual portrait depicts oil worker Maylan Bekenov (1897-1960) in mature age. He is shown from the waist up, with his body slightly turned to the right and his gaze directed toward the viewer. He has short hair and a moustache and wears dark, closed clothing with a stand-up collar and a central button fastening. The photograph was produced in black-and-white or monochrome and subsequently hand-coloured. The background is rendered in a rich blue tone, with a light halo-like highlight surrounding the head and shoulders. The photograph constitutes a historical-memorial visual source documenting the appearance of Maylan Bekenov, an oil worker and one of the early developers of the Kosshagyl oil field.
Date: 1950
Material: Photographic paper
Technique: Photographic printing, hand colouring, toning
Size: 11 × 16 cm